Berliner (format)

Berliner, or "midi", is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about 470 mm × 315 mm, i.e. slightly taller but only marginally wider than in the format known as "tabloid". It is used by many European newspapers, including quality dailies such as Le Monde in France, La Vanguardia in Spain, La Repubblica in Italy, and (since September 12, 2005) The Guardian in the UK. The French financial newspaper Les Échos changed to this format in September 2003, and the largest daily papers in Slovenia (DELO) and Croatia (Vecernji List), are also in this format.

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Newspaper - Mm - Tabloid - Le Monde - France - La Vanguardia - Spain - La Repubblica - Italy - September 12 - 2005 - The Guardian - UK - Financial - Les Échos - September 2003 - Slovenia - DELO - Croatia - Vecernji List

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Confusingly, although the Berliner Zeitung is occasionally referred to as simply "the Berliner", it is not printed in Berliner format ? the name refers merely to Berlin, and was originally contrasted with "North German" and "French" sizes in the early 20th century. In fact, only two German national dailies use Berliner format: die tageszeitung (known as the "taz"); and the junge Welt, which, in 2004, abandoned the unique slightly-larger-than-A4 size that had marked it out since the early 1990s. The majority of the national quality dailies use the larger broadsheet format known as "nordisch", measuring 570×400 mm.

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Berliner Zeitung - Berlin - 20th century - Die tageszeitung - Junge Welt - 2004 - A4 - 1990s - Broadsheet

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