Usage

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{{{name}}}
{{{motto}}}
[[File:{{{logo}}}|{{{logo_size}}}|alt={{{logo_alt}}}|upright={{{logo_upright}}}|class=logo]]
{{{logo_caption}}}
[[File:{{{image}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{image_alt}}}|upright={{{image_upright}}}]]
{{{caption}}}
Type{{{type}}}
Format{{{format}}}
School{{{school}}}
Owner(s){{{owner}}}
Founder(s){{{founder}}}
Publisher{{{publisher}}}
President{{{president}}}
Editor-in-chief{{{chiefeditor}}}
Editor{{{editor}}}
Deputy editor{{{depeditor}}}
Associate editor{{{assoceditor}}}
Managing editor{{{maneditor}}}
General manager{{{generalmanager}}}
News editor{{{newseditor}}}
Managing editor, design{{{managingeditordesign}}}
Director of Interactive{{{dirinteractive}}}
Campus editor{{{campuseditor}}}
Campus chief{{{campuschief}}}
Metro editor{{{metroeditor}}}
Metro chief{{{metrochief}}}
Opinion editor{{{opeditor}}}
Sports editor{{{sportseditor}}}
Photo editor{{{photoeditor}}}
Staff writers{{{staff}}}
{{{custom_label}}}{{{custom}}}
Founded{{{foundation}}}
Political alignment{{{political}}}
Language{{{language}}}
Ceased publication{{{ceased publication}}}
Relaunched{{{relaunched}}}
Headquarters{{{headquarters}}}
City{{{publishing_city}}}
Country{{{publishing_country}}}
Circulation{{{circulation}}} (as of {{{circulation_date}}}){{{circulation_ref}}}
Readership{{{readership}}}
Sister newspapers{{{sister newspapers}}}
ISSN{{{ISSN}}} (print)
{{{eISSN}}} (web)
OCLC number{{{oclc}}}
RNI{{{RNI}}}
Website{{{website}}}
Free online archives{{{free}}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name                 = 
| logo                 = 
| logo_upright         = 
| logo_border          = 
| logo_alt             = 
| logo_size            = 
| logo_caption         = 
| image                = 
| image_upright        = 
| image_border         = 
| image_alt            = 
| image_size           = 
| caption              = 
| motto                = 
| type                 = 
| format               = 
| school               = 
| owner                = <!-- or |owners= -->
| founder              = <!-- or |founders= -->
| publisher            = 
| president            = 
| generalmanager       = 
| chiefeditor          = 
| editor               = 
| depeditor            = 
| assoceditor          = 
| maneditor            = <!-- or |maneditors= -->
| newseditor           = 
| managingeditordesign = 
| dirinteractive       = 
| campuseditor         = 
| campuschief          = 
| metroeditor          = 
| metrochief           = 
| opeditor             = 
| sportseditor         = 
| photoeditor          = 
| staff                = 
| custom_label         = 
| custom               = 
| foundation           = <!-- or |launched= --><!-- Use: {{start date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} or {{start date|...}}, if ceased -->
| political            = 
| language             = 
| ceased publication   = <!-- Use: {{end date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
| relaunched           = 
| headquarters         = 
| publishing_city      = 
| publishing_country   = 
| circulation          = 
| circulation_date     = 
| circulation_ref      = 
| readership           = 
| sister newspapers    = 
| ISSN                 = 
| eISSN                = 
| oclc                 = 
| RNI                  = 
| website              = 
| free                 = 
}}

Parameters

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All parameters are optional. If no value is specified for the parameter, it will not be displayed.

  • name – name of the newspaper. If this is omitted (not just left blank), it will be inferred from the article title.
  • logo – image (logo or other), use with logo_size (default is 250x50px).
  • logo_alt - Alternative text of the logo; very important.
  • image – image (front page or other), use with image_size (default is 220px).
  • image_alt - Alternative text of the image; very important.
  • caption – caption text to be displayed below image
  • motto – motto of newspaper. Use only if it is closely associated with the newspaper and of historical significance; omit otherwise.
  • type – frequency and type, i.e. Daily newspaper
  • format – page format, i.e. Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid, Compact
  • school – for school newspapers
  • owner – or owners, name of the company, person or family which owns the newspaper
  • founder – or founders, name of the company or person who founded or directs the newspaper, if |owner= is not appropriate (for instance, in the case of some nonprofits)
  • publisher – name of Publisher
  • president – name of President
  • generalmanager – name of General Manager
  • chiefeditor – name of Editor-in-Chief
  • editor – name of Editor
  • depeditor – name of Deputy Editor
  • assoceditor – name of Associate Editor
  • maneditor – or maneditors, name of Managing Editor or Editors
  • newseditor – name of News Editor
  • managingeditordesign – name of Managing Editor, Design
  • dirinteractive – name of Director of Interactive
  • campuseditor – name of Campus Editor
  • campuschief – name of Campus Chief
  • metroeditor – name of Metro Editor
  • metrochief – name of Metro Chief
  • opeditor – name of Opinion Editor
  • sportseditor – name of Sports Editor
  • photoeditor – name of Photo Editor
  • businessmanager – name of Business Manager
  • environmenteditor – name of Environment Editor
  • staff – names of Staff writers
  • custom_label – position for person with a custom title (must use with |custom=)
  • custom – person with a custom title (must use with |custom_label=)
  • foundation – or launched date newspaper was founded. Use {{Start date}} or {{start date and age}}
  • political – political leanings of the newspaper, e.g. Centre-right, cited to a reliable source. For use only when a newspaper has formally aligned its news coverage with a political party or movement. Do not use the infobox for allegations of bias or descriptions of the opinion page.
  • language – language used in the newspaper, usually omitted, if English
  • ceased publication – date that a former newspaper ceased publication. Use {{End date}}
  • relaunched – date that a newspaper was relaunched
  • headquarters – location of the newspaper's headquarters
  • publishing_city – city of publication
  • publishing_country – unlinked country of publication
  • circulation – the newspaper circulation numbers
  • circulation_date – the date or period of the newspaper circulation numbers
  • circulation_ref – a <ref> tag indicating the source of the value of |circulation= and/or |circulation_date=
  • readership – readership
  • sister newspapers – names of any sister newspapers
  • ISSN – the newspaper's ISSN, e.g. 1085-6706 (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org via {{ISSN link}}). Search here or here to find an ISSN
  • eISSN – the newspaper's electronic ISSN, e.g. 2165-171X (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org via {{ISSN link}}).
  • oclc – the newspaper's OCLC number, useful where an ISSN has not been allocated (automatically linked to https://www.worldcat.org)
  • RNI – the Office of the Registrar of Newspapers for India number
  • website – the newspaper's website, use {{URL}}, i.e. {{URL|www.latimes.com}}
  • free – the newspaper's online free archives

Example

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Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Tribune Publishing
Founder(s)James Kelly, John E. Wheeler and Joseph K. C. Forrest
Editor-in-chiefColin McMahon
Managing editorChristine Wolfram Taylor
General managerPar Ridder
Opinion editorKristen McQueary
Sports editorAmanda Kaschube
Photo editorTodd Panagopoulos
FoundedJune 10, 1847; 177 years ago (1847-06-10)
LanguageEnglish
Headquarters
  • 160 North Stetson Avenue
  • Chicago, Illinois 60601
CountryUnited States
Circulation
  • 448,930 daily
  • 331,190 Saturday
  • 853,324 Sunday
(as of March 31, 2013)
ISSN1085-6706 (print)
2165-171X (web)
OCLC number7960243
Websitewww.chicagotribune.com
{{Infobox newspaper
| name                 = Chicago Tribune
| logo                 = Chicago Tribune Logo.svg
| logo_alt             = Logo of the Chicago Tribune
| image                = Chicagotribunejune162009.png
| image_size           = 180px
| image_alt            = Front page of Chicago Tribune on June 16, 2009
| type                 = Daily newspaper
| format               = [[Broadsheet]]
| owner                = [[Tribune Publishing]]
| founders             = [[James Kelly (journalist)|James Kelly]], John E. Wheeler and Joseph K. C. Forrest
| publisher            = 
| president            = 
| generalmanager       = Par Ridder
| chiefeditor          = Colin McMahon
| editor               =
| depeditor            = 
| assoceditor          = 
| maneditor            = Christine Wolfram Taylor
| newseditor           = 
| managingeditordesign = 
| dirinteractive       =
| metroeditor          = 
| metrochief           = 
| opeditor             = Kristen McQueary
| sportseditor         = Amanda Kaschube
| photoeditor          = Todd Panagopoulos
| staff                = 
| foundation           = {{Start date and age|1847|06|10}}
| political            = 
| language             = [[English language|English]]
| headquarters         = {{ubl|160 North Stetson Avenue|Chicago, Illinois 60601}}
| publishing_country   = United States
| circulation          = {{ubl|448,930 daily|331,190 Saturday|853,324 Sunday}}
| circulation_date     = March 31, 2013
| circulation_ref      =
| readership           = 
| sister newspapers    = 
| ISSN                 = 1085-6706
| eISSN                = 2165-171X
| oclc                 = 7960243
| website              = {{URL|https://www.chicagotribune.com/}}
}}
This example has been modified for display purposes.

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox newspaper in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox newspaper

TemplateData

This templates generates an infobox to summarize information about a newspaper.

Template parameters

This template prefers block formatting of parameters.

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

Name of the newspaper. If left blank, it will be inferred from the article title.

Default
{{{PAGENAMEBASE}}}
Stringsuggested
Italic titleitalic title

Overrides the infobox adding an italic title

Default
yes
Example
no
Auto value
no
Booleanoptional
Mottomotto

Motto of the newspaper. Use only if it is closely associated with the newspaper and of historical significance; omit otherwise.

Stringoptional
Logologo

The logo used by the newspaper

Fileoptional
Logo borderlogo_border

If 'yes', adds a slight border around the logo

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Logo altlogo_alt

Alt text for the logo

Stringoptional
Logo uprightlogo_upright

The upright value for the logo

Numberoptional
Logo sizelogo_size

Sets the displayed logo size, in pixels

Default
250x50px
Stringoptional
Logo captionlogo_caption

A caption for the logo

Example
Logo used since 2012
Stringoptional
Imageimage

An image, probably of the front page

Example
The-Washington-Post-10-June-2020.jpg
Fileoptional
Image borderimage_border

If 'yes', adds a slight border around the image

Auto value
yes
Booleanoptional
Image altimage_alt

Alt text for the image

Stringoptional
Image uprightimage_upright

The upright value for the image

Numberoptional
Image sizeimage_size

Sets the displayed image size, in pixels

Unknownoptional
Captioncaption

Caption to be displayed below the image

Stringoptional
Typetype

Frequency and type, e.g. Daily newspaper

Unknownoptional
Formatformat

Page format, i.e. Broadsheet, Berliner, Tabloid, Compact

Example
[[Broadsheet]]
Stringoptional
School nameschool

If the newspaper is for a school, the school it belongs to

Example
[[Harvard]]
Unknownoptional
Owner(s)owners owner

Name of the company, person or family which owns the newspaper

Stringoptional
Founder(s)founder founders

Name of the company or person who founded or directs the newspaper, if "owner" is not appropriate (for instance, in the case of some nonprofits)

Stringoptional
Publisherpublisher

Name of Publisher

Stringoptional
Presidentpresident

Name of President

Stringoptional
Editor-in-Chiefchiefeditor

Name of Editor-in-Chief

Stringoptional
Editoreditor

Name of Editor

Stringoptional
Deputy Editordepeditor

Name of Deputy Editor

Stringoptional
Associate Editorassoceditor

Name of Associate Editor

Stringoptional
Managing Editormaneditor maneditors

Name of Managing Editor

Stringoptional
General Managergeneralmanager

no description

Unknownoptional
News Editornewseditor

Name of News Editor

Stringoptional
Managing Editor, Designmanagingeditordesign

Name of Managing Editor, Design

Stringoptional
Director of Interactivedirinteractive

Name of Director of Interactive

Stringoptional
Campus Editorcampuseditor

Name of Campus Editor

Stringoptional
Campus Chiefcampuschief

Name of Campus Chief

Stringoptional
Metro Editormetroeditor

no description

Unknownoptional
Metro chiefmetrochief

no description

Unknownoptional
Opinion Editoropeditor

Name of Opinion Editor

Stringoptional
Sports Editorsportseditor

Name of Sports Editor

Stringoptional
Photo Editorphotoeditor

Name of Photo Editor

Stringoptional
Staffstaff

Names of Staff writers

Stringoptional
Custom labelcustom_label

Specifies a custom position for someone; use with "custom"

Example
Supervisor of Shenanigans
Stringoptional
Custom datacustom

The name of the person in the custom field; use with "custom_label"

Stringoptional
Found datefoundation launched

Date newspaper was founded

Unknownoptional
Political alignmentpolitical political position

Political leanings of the newspaper

Example
Center-left
Stringoptional
Languagelanguage

Language used in the newspaper, usually omitted if English

Stringoptional
Publication ceaseceased publication

Date that a former newspaper ceased publication

Dateoptional
Relaunchedrelaunched

Date that a newspaper was relauched

Dateoptional
Headquartersheadquarters

Location of the newspaper's headquarters

Unknownoptional
Publishing citypublishing_city

no description

Unknownoptional
Publishing countrypublishing_country

no description

Unknownoptional
Circulation numberscirculation

The newspaper circulation numbers

Stringoptional
Circulation datecirculation_date

Shows with circulation numbers, "as of (Date)"

Dateoptional
Circulation referencecirculation_ref

Reference indicating the source of the circulation or circulation date

Contentoptional
Readershipreadership

no description

Unknownoptional
Sister newspaperssister newspapers

Names of any sister newspapers

Stringoptional
ISSNISSN issn

The newspaper's ISSN

Unknownoptional
eISSNeISSN eissn

The newspaper's eISSN

Unknownoptional
OCLCoclc

The newspaper's OCLC

Unknownoptional
RNIRNI

no description

Unknownoptional
Websitewebsite

The newspaper's website

Example
{{URL|https://nytimes.com}}
URLoptional
Free archivesfree

The newspaper's free online archives

Stringoptional

Tracking category

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See also

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