Newspaper Genre List
Newspaper Genre List
INTRODUCTION
The following list is an attempt to standardize terms used to designate genres of newspapers. The perspective and scope of the list reflects types of papers cataloged by members of the United States Newspaper Program.
The Library of Congress Network Development and MARC Standards Office has assigned the MARC code "ngl" to the Newspaper Genre List. This code may be used in subfield $2 (Source of term) in field 655 (Index Term--Genre/Form).
The intent is for these terms to provide additional access in conjunction with authorized LC subject headings.
Please refer questions, suggestions to:
Jessica Albano, Editor,jalbano@u.washington.edu
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Abolitionist newspapers USE Antislavery newspapers African American newspapers UF Afro-American newspapers UF Black newspapers (American) UF Negro newspapers (American) Afro-American newspapers USE African American newspapers Agricultural exhibition newspapers (Use for newspapers which report on competitive exhibitions of farm products, livestock, baked goods, etc. with prizes for excellence, often combined with carnival-like entertainment, and held annually by states, counties, etc.) RT County fair newspapers RT State fair newspapers Agricultural newspapers (Use for newspapers which feature general news stories and which focus on specific topics such as livestock, animal culture, produce, farm life, etc.) UF Farm and agricultural newspapers Alaska Native newspapers (Use for newspapers written by indigenous groups living in Alaska.) UF Eskimo newspapers BT Native American newspapers Alternative newspapers USE Underground newspapers Amateur newspapers (Use for newspapers written, published and printed by those engaged in these pursuits as a pastime rather than as a profession.) RT Children's newspapers American Indian newspapers USE Native American newspapers Anarchist newspapers Anti-Catholic newspapers (Use for newspapers which regularly feature articles which speak out against Catholicism.) BT Anti-religious newspapers Anti-Chinese newspapers Anti-clerical newspapers USE Anti-religious newspapers Anti-clericalism newspapers USE Anti-religious newspapers Anti-communist newspapers RT Communist newspapers Anti-fascist newspapers Anti-Masonic newspapers Anti-prohibition newspapers RT Prohibition newspapers RT Temperance newspapers Anti-religious newspapers UF Anti-clerical newspapers UF Anti-clericalism newspapers NT Anti-Catholic newspapers RT Atheist newspapers Anti-slavery newspapers UF Abolitionist newspapers UF Antislavery newspapers RT Pro-slavery newspapers Anti-war newspapers USE Pacifist newspapers Antislavery newspapers USE Anti-slavery newspapers Art newspapers (Use for newspapers covering news about the fine arts.) Asian American newspapers Atheist newspapers RT Anti-religious newspapers Black newspapers (American) USE African American newspapers Booster newspapers USE Real estate development newspapers Business and financial newspapers (Use for newspapers which feature general news and which focus on specific topics such as insurance, investments, marketing, etc.) UF Commercial newspapers RT Industry newspapers Campaign newspapers (Use for newspapers published during a national or state election year which are party affiliated and usually limited to a calendar year.) UF Political campaign newspapers Chicano newspapers USE Mexican American newspapers Children's newspapers (Use for newspapers published by children or specifically for children.) RT Amateur newspapers Chinese American newspapers Civil rights newspapers Civil service newspapers BT Labor newspapers Civilian Conservation Corps newspapers College student newspapers (Use for newspapers written by college students about their schools; may include local, national and world news.) BT Student newspapers Commercial newspapers USE Business and financial newspapers Communist newspapers RT Anti-communist newspapers RT Marxist newspapers RT Socialist newspapers Community newspapers (Use for local newspapers published for a particular neighborhood within a city or county jurisdiction.) UF Neighborhood newspapers UF Suburban newspapers Company town newspapers (Use for newspapers published for towns where one main company employs most of the community.) Conference newspapers (Use for newspapers published usually on a daily basis during annual meetings of major organizations.) Consumer cooperative newspapers County fair newspapers RT Agricultural exhibition newspapers RT State fair newspapers Disabled newspapers USE Handicapped persons' newspapers Entertainment newspapers UF Popular entertainment newspapers Environmental newspapers Eskimo newspapers USE Alaska Native newspapers Ethnic newspapers USE specific two-term descriptors that identify the ethnicity of the readership (e.g. African American newspapers, Japanese American newspapers, Chinese Canadian newspapers, etc.). One term applies to the readership of the newspaper who identify with a particular ethnicity (e.g. a publication produced by a Punjabi community would receive the term "Punjabi" rather than "Pakistani" or "East Indian"). Another term applies to the larger culture in which the group resides (e.g. American, Canadian). Farm and agricultural newspapers USE Agricultural newspapers Feminist newspapers (Use for newspapers advocating social and political rights of women equal to men.) RT Women's newspapers Fisheries newspapers BT Industry newspapers Foreign language newspapers Code bibliographic record for language. Apply other genre or subject headings for particular groups if appropriate. Fraternal newspapers USE Friendly society newspapers Free circulation newspapers UF Free distribution newspapers Free distribution newspapers USE Free circulation newspapers Friendly society newspapers (Use for newspapers produced under the aegis of the Masons, Odd Fellows, etc.) UF Fraternal newspapers Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) newspapers USE Gay newspapers Gay newspapers UF Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (GLBT) newspapers UF Homosexual newspapers UF Lesbian newspapers UF Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) newspapers UF Queer newspapers Gazettes (Use for newspapers sanctioned by the U.S. or state government as official publishers.) UF Government gazettes UF Legal gazettes UF Official gazettes RT Government newspapers Ghost town newspapers (Use for newspapers published in towns which are now abandoned.) Government gazettes USE Gazettes Government newspapers (Use for newspapers published by government organizations, but not by official publishers, e.g. Native American newspapers published by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.) RT Gazettes Handicapped persons' newspapers (Use for newspapers published for and about the disabled.) UF Disabled newspapers High school student newspapers BT Student newspapers Hispanic American newspapers (Use for newspapers by, for, and about U.S. citizens of Latin American descent.) UF Latino newspapers NT Mexican American newspapers. Homosexual newspapers USE Gay newspapers Homeless newspapers USE Street newspapers Hospital newspapers BT Medical newspapers Indian newspapers USE Native American newspapers Industry newspapers (Use for newspapers about profit-making enterprises that produce or supply goods, services, or sources of income.) NT Fisheries newspapers NT Lumbering newspapers NT Maritime newspapers NT Mining newspapers RT Business and financial newspapers Japanese American evacuation and relocation camp newspapers Japanese American newspapers Jewish newspapers Ku Klux Klan newspapers Labor newspapers NT Civil service newspapers NT Trade-union newspapers RT Unemployment newspapers Lampoon newspapers (Use for newspapers which satirize current events and people.) Latino newspapers USE Hispanic American newspapers Law newspapers USE Lawyers' newspapers Lawyers' newspapers (Use for newspapers produced for and by lawyers.) UF Law newspapers UF Legal newspapers Legal gazettes USE Gazettes Legal newspapers USE Lawyers' newspapers Lesbian newspapers USE Gay newspapers Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) newspapers USE Gay newspapers Literary newspapers Lumbering newspapers BT Industry newspapers Manuscript newspapers (Use for newspapers produced in long hand script.) Maritime newspapers RT Ship newspapers BT Industry newspapers Marxist newspapers RT Communist newspapers RT Socialist newspapers Medical newspapers NT Hospital newspapers Mexican American newspapers UF Chicano newspapers BT Hispanic American newspapers Migrant labor camp newspapers Military base newspapers UF Military post newspapers Military post newspapers USE Military base newspapers Mining newspapers BT Industry newspapers Minority newspapers USE specific descriptors, e.g. Jewish newspapers, Gay newspapers, etc.) Mission newspapers (Use for newspapers produced for local or national Evangelical or missionary audiences. May be published by a church or non- denominational group.) Multicultural newspapers (Use for newspapers about multicultural issues, racial equality or diversity. Also use for newspapers covering issues of more than one ethnic group.) Native American newspapers (Also apply other genre or subject headings for particular tribes and geographic locations if appropriate, e.g. Blackfoot newspapers, Lummi newspapers, Yakama newspapers, etc. See also note at Tribal newspapers.) UF American Indian newspapers UF Indian newspapers NT Alaska Native newspapers Negro newspapers (American) USE African American newspapers Neighborhood newspapers USE Community newspapers Non-partisan newspapers Official gazettes USE Gazettes Pacifist newspapers UF Anti-war newspapers Political campaign newspapers USE Campaign newspapers Political party newspapers USE specific party descriptors, e.g. Democratic Party newspapers, Republican Party newspapers, Whig Party newspapers, etc. Popular entertainment newspapers USE Entertainment newspapers Prison newspapers Prohibition newspapers (Use for newspapers advocating the legal prevention of the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages.) RT Anti-prohibition newspapers RT Temperance newspapers Propaganda newspapers (Use for newspapers produced by a group or movement organized for spreading a particular doctrine or system of principles.) Pro-life newspapers Pro-slavery newspapers UF Slavery newspapers RT Anti-slavery newspapers NT Secession newspapers Queer newspapers USE Gay newspapers Real estate development newspapers (Use for newspapers primarily intended to promote local economic activity by touting the assets of the community.) UF Booster newspapers Referendum newspapers (Use for newspapers of limited duration established and printed in support of local or state political issues.) Religious denomination newspapers USE specific descriptors, e.g. Baptist newspapers, Catholic newspapers, Non-denominational newspapers, etc. Resort newspapers (Use for local newspapers published for seasonal tourist audiences.) Retirees' newspapers School newspapers (Use for newspapers created by schools, but generally not by the student body, e.g. Indian school newspapers) RT Student newspapers Secession newspapers BT Pro-slavery newspapers RT States' rights newspapers Ship newspapers RT Maritime newspapers Shopper's guides USE Shopping guides Shopping guides (Use for local newspapers which are primarily advertising media but which may include substantive local news items and articles.) UF Shopper's guides Slavery newspapers USE Pro-slavery newspapers Socialist newspapers RT Communist newspapers RT Marxist newspapers Sports newspapers State fair newspapers (Use for newspapers of annual state agricultural exhibitions.) RT Agricultural exhibition newspapers RT County fair newspapers States' rights newspapers (Use for newspapers advocating the strict interpretation of the Constitution, by which all rights not specifically delegated to the federal government belong to the states.) RT Secession newspapers Street newspapers UF Homeless newspapers Strike newspapers (Use for newspapers associated with labor strikes.) RT Trade-union newspapers Student newspapers NT College student newspapers NT High school student newspapers RT School newspapers Suburban newspapers USE Community newspapers Suffrage newspapers Summer camp newspapers Syndicalist newspapers Tabloid newspapers (Use for newspapers characterized by sensationalism, usually of a small size and presenting news in a concise form.) Tax reform newspapers (Use for newspapers advocating tax reform.) Temperance newspapers (Use for newspapers advocating abstinence from the use of alcohol or prohibition by law of the sale of or manufacture of alcohol.) RT Anti-prohibition newspapers RT Prohibition newspapers Trade-union newspapers UF Union newspapers BT Labor newspapers RT Strike newspapers Tribal newspapers USE descriptors that identify tribal community or communities for whom the newspaper is published, e.g. Cheyenne newspapers, Lummi newspapers. Assign also the descriptor Native American newspapers. Underground newspapers (Use for newspapers published or produced by political or social radicals or nonconformists.) UF Alternative newspapers Unemployment newspapers RT Labor newspapers Union newspapers USE Trade-union newspapers Utopian newspapers (Use for newspapers associated with the expression of visionary or ideal schemes for the perfection of social or political conditions.) Veterans' newspapers Women's newspapers (Use for newspapers whose intended audience is women.) RT Feminist newspapers