What industry does newspaper distribution belong to?

Newspaper distribution belongs to the news publishing industry.

Newspaper distribution includes two tasks: subscribing and sending newspapers. Newspaper distribution is mainly divided into paid distribution and free distribution. Paid distribution, that is, sales, refers to the transfer of newspapers to readers through the buying and selling relationship in the newspaper market, which is the normal channel for newspaper distribution. Free distribution means free reading, and there is no charge, which belongs to promotion.

Here is the process of newspaper distribution:

Newspapers and periodicals generally go through procedures such as subscription, collection, demand, distribution, transportation and delivery. For a long time, most links of newspaper distribution mainly rely on manual operation. Some newspaper distribution departments use binding machines instead of hand-packed newspapers.

In the 1980s, computer technology began to enter the field of newspaper distribution, and procedures such as newspaper subscription and order processing were successfully operated by computers. Some developed countries have realized the auto production line of newspaper printing and distribution, which automatically packs newspapers with plastic film, completely getting rid of manual operation. Some countries also use the mechanism of electronic retail newspapers.

Please refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Newspaper Distribution for the above information.