Newspapers

What is a newspaper?

"[A] set of large sheets of paper that have news stories, information about local events, advertisements, etc., and that are folded together and sold every day or every week" Merriam Webster 

When and where did newspapers come into existence?

According to LocalHistories the newspaper first came into existence in 1641 in England  

What were some old newspapers in the US?

Library of Congress says some old news papers include: Golden Valley Chronicle, Evening Star, South Bend News-Times, The Omaha Daily Bee and many more.

Newspapers today:

The Los Angeles Times has stories about education, sports, entertainment, politics, etc. The leading stories now are of a teacher being fired for being inappropriate with minors, El Nino, and Lamar Odom's story about his unexpected drug abuse that left him fighting for his life. 

What does is "newspaper of record" mean? 

According to Wiki being a newspaper record means the newspaper "is a major newspaper that has a large circulation and whose editorial and news-gathering functions are considered professional and typically authoritative". The New York Times was the first newspaper of record in 1913. The Los Angeles Times is another example of a newspaper of record. 

How is looking at a newspaper different from our use of social media to stay connected?

Staying connected with what is going on in the world is much easier through social media than it is through newspapers. This is because with social media, everything is quicker, as soon as something happens it is on Twitter, or CNN. Newspapers take much longer. There's an entire process of getting the newspaper edited, published, and printed.

The New York Times