Newshole

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 is usually the remaining spaces after paid advertisements are filled.^[2]

Newshole Allocation Policies

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

Reference

1. ^ R. Dominick, Joseph. "Dynamics of Mass Communication: Media in the Digital Age". http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072407662/student_view0/glossary.html. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
2. ^ "Princeton University Center for Arts and Cultural Policy Studies". http://www.princeton.edu/~artspol/quickfacts/audiences/rta03ArtFocus.html. 
3. ^ "Newshole Allocation Policies in USA". http://www.eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED144051.pdf.