Newspapers publish frequently--often daily--and are good sources for recent information. They focus on reporting events and relating factual information.
Generally, newspapers use accessible language and target a general audience. Some newspapers may focus on more specific audiences such as people employed in a particular profession or people sharing a common interest. Newspapers may also serve as sources of local information.
Newspapers cover ongoing stories and some reports may later be proved erroneous as more information becomes available. Articles are reviewed by editors before they are published but the pace of publication requires a quick editorial process.
Newspapers offer editorials and opinion pieces and these are usually labeled to distinguish them from news stories.
Feature stories are longer and provide more in-depth coverage of a topic, but usually newspaper reports are short and offer little analysis.