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Newspaper Printing
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By Renae De Leon, eHow Contributing Writer
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Newspaper printing can be done for fun or for business. To print your own newspaper you will need to get the right supplies for the project, think of a theme to focus the information in your newspaper on and you will need to determine what demographic will be reading your newspaper. If you are looking for a small business idea, or if you want to expand your current writing business, then consider adding newspaper printing to the mix.
.Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions.Things You'll Need:
•Newspaper (blank) Ink Design software Proofing paper Developing chemicals Photograph plates Computer-to-plate chemicals Computer-to-plate plates Computer-to-plate software
Step 1
Determine if you want to use a traditional printing press to print your newspaper or if you will use desktop publishing tools. This step will determine what supplies you will need to buy and what design and printing techniques you will use.

Step 2
If you will be using a traditional printing press publishing technique, you will need ink, dampening covers, blankets, shop tools and sponges, press-packing sheets and gauges, chemicals and cleaners for your equipment, antimarking nets, separators, sucker feet, ink knives, carpet sheets, spray adhesives, graphic art pens, layout sheets and blank newspaper rolls. If you will be using desktop publishing tools, you will need an inkjet printer, ink, paper and graphic design software.

Step 3
Write stories that reflect the focus of your paper. For example, if the focus is sports, then you will want to relate each of your stories to sports. You can write stories on local events, professional sports or advancements in sports technology. This is also the time when you will want to collect graphics to accompany your stories. If you will be using a printing press, you will need to create a photograph plate using a computer-to-plate system. With desktop publishing tools, you will want to scan your photographs or upload them to your computer.

Step 4
Desktop publishing software can be used to lay out both traditional printing-press-style newspapers and desktop publishing versions. When using this software, you will set up the basic components of your newspaper and then drag and drop stories and photographs where you want them. The second option is to use layout sheets. You will need to print out your stories and photographs, cut them out and paste them on the layout sheets in the formations you want. You will then use this layout sheet to set your type and arrange your photograph plates.

Step 5
Print your newspaper. For desktop publishing newspapers all you have to do is finalize your design and print your paper out. The printing-press technique is going to be much more complicated. First, you will use computer-to-plate software and printing supplies to create printing plates for your press. You will then insert these plates into your printing press, roll on the ink, position a test sheet under the plate and run through one cycle. If the lettering on the test sheets is crisp and readable, and the color balance is right, then you can insert your newspaper roll and print
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