Newshole Explained

A newshole is a journalism term that stands for the amount of space available daily for news in a newspaper.^[1] The column inches reserved for newshole are usually the remaining spaces after paid advertisements are filled.^[2]

From 1957 to 1975, a typical daily newspaper in the United States used approximately 45% of its space for nonadvertising content.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: highered.mcgraw-hill.com. R. Dominick. Joseph. Dynamics of Mass Communication: Media in the Digital Age. 27 September 2011.
2. Web site: Princeton University. Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies .
3. Web site: Newshole Allocation Policies in USA . Eric.ed.gov.