Broadsheet

Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more). The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of matter, from ballad to political satire. The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c.; published in 1618. Other common newspaper formats include the smaller Berliner and Tabloid/Compact formats. Many broadsheets measure approximately 29½ by 23½ inch (74.9 cm × 59.7 cm) per full broadsheet spread, twice the size of a standard tabloid. Australia and New Zealand broadsheets always have a paper size of A1 per spread (84.1 cm by 59.4cm). In the United States the traditional dimensions for the front page half of a broadsheet are 15 inches wide by 22¾ inches long. However in efforts to save newsprint costs many U.S. newspapers (including The Wall Street Journal) are downsizing to 12 inches... full article at wikipedia