I was wondering this, that's why I found your question.
While toying with this idea, I realized that many forms of art are created on a media (canvas, paper, film).
My take on it is that the news today is referred to as the "media" on to which a reality (for their viewers/readers) is created and disseminated.
The newspaper from the tv series 'The Flintstones' was called the 'Daily Slate'
Newspaper is called akhbaar in hindi.
A newspaper photographer or photojournalist.
This newspaper is about sports only
A newspaper seller is commonly referred to as a news vendor or newspaper vendor.
The head of a newspaper firm is typically called the editor-in-chief. This individual is responsible for overseeing the editorial content of the newspaper and managing the overall direction of the publication.
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It called the 'headline'
It is called newsprint
His abolitionist newspaper was called the North Star.
Eleanor Roosevelt's newspaper column was called "My Day."
The author of a newspaper article is typically called a journalist or a reporter.