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What is a Broadsheet?

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com

The biggest news deserves a big sheet of paper - a broadsheet

The biggest news deserves a big sheet of paper - a broadsheet

Question: What is a Broadsheet?
Answer: In printing a broadsheet is a sheet of paper that is 17 x 22 inches. A broadsheet also refers to any type of large flier or advertisement. A broadsheet size publication is one with a finished size (no matter what size of paper is used) of a broadsheet.

Standard size newspapers in North America come in broadsheet size.

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