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Offers thoughts on how to re-use newspapers after they have been read, and gives historical information about newspapers and newsprint.

Reports on the efforts of newspapers in the United States to document the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.

Presents reprint of an article from the November 25, 1908 issue of `The Christian Science Monitor' which argues that responsible newspapers are necessary for responsible government. The role of public opinion in government and the role of newspapers in shaping public opinion.

Reports on the rivalry between the `Rocky Mountain News' and `The Denver Post' newspapers in Colorado. Marketing strategies; Restriction of circulation; Newspaper subscriptions.

Discusses the increasing popularity of weekly published alternative newspapers which are often offered free to readers. Target audience of such papers which include youth; Use of such newspapers by young individuals seeking entertainment, companionship and living situations; Reading audience's desire for a sense of community; Several different such papers including New York City's 'The Village Voice.'

Comments on `The Christian Science Monitor' on the 90th anniversary of its first issue, which was published on November 25, 1908. The goal of enlightenment that the paper was founded on; How the `Monitor' has impacted the history of the 20th century; The path of service that the paper follows; The audience that the `Monitor' seeks to serve; What it offers that other newspapers do not have.

Discusses `The Christian Science Monitor.' The history of the newspaper; What Mary Baker Eddy intended the newspaper to accomplish; The first publication of the paper in November of 1908 by the Christian Science Publishing Society; Obstacles that the paper faced; How the paper has impacted the author's life; The paper's goal of enriching all who read it; The practical advice offered by the paper.

Discusses the decline of the paperboy in the 1990s. The author's experience as a paperboy; Paper routes taken over by adults in cars; Difficulty of `porching' a paper, throwing a paper so it lands on a customer's porch.

Focuses on the Jameah newspaper in Tehran, Iran. Right-wing clerics who want to shut it down; The paper as President Mohamad Khatami's promise to liberalize the press; The paper as being feared by conservative clerics; Examples of the types of articles the paper prints.

Reports that newspapers in the United States are slowly changing from black and white photographs to color ones. Examples of papers that have switched; Why color is essential for papers wishing to compete with television; Advertising implications of color photographs; The impact that color adds to a newspaper; Why the change is slow in coming.

Presents information on the Gaylesville Enterprise, a newspaper managed by high school students in Alabama. Issues covered in the publication; How the paper was established; Problems encountered by some the students when reporting; Competition that the paper is developing in the state; Number of copies printed per month.

Presents the experiences of the author in having a paper route as a child, in light of the trend of free newspapers on subway trains.

Questions what makes the Christian Science Monitor different from any other news sources. Describing the Monitor experience; How the news is bias-free; Paper's dedication to honesty; Aim to help readers understand the news in its broadest possible context; Request for the reader to answer the question, `How is the Christian Science Monitor different from other news sources?'

Looks at `Koha Ditore,' the Albanian-language newspaper published in Pristina, Yugoslavia, in the region known as Kosovo. How the newspaper is shaping Western opinion about Kosovo; The international respect that the newspaper receives; How it competes with `Bujku,' the official newspaper of the Democratic League of Kosovo; What `Koha Ditore' covers in Kosovo; Criticism for the paper from some for its bent toward sensationalism.