新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)

しんぶんしゃ
noun
newspaper company
1. newspaper company, newspaper publisher
A company that publishes newspapers.
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)で働(はたら)いています。
I work at a newspaper company.
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)に就職(しゅうしょく)したい。
I want to get a job at a newspaper company.
その記事(きじ)はどの新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)のですか。
Which newspaper company is that article from?
新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)から取材(しゅざい)の依頼(いらい)がありました。
I received an interview request from a newspaper company.
父(ちち)は長年(ながねん)大(おお)きな新聞社(しんぶんしゃ)で記者(きしゃ)として働(はたら)いていました。
My father worked as a reporter at a major newspaper company for many years.

新聞社(しんぶんしゃ) refers to a company that publishes and distributes newspapers. It covers the entire organization, not just the printing operation.

WORD FORMATION:
新聞(しんぶん) (newspaper) + 社(しゃ) (company). The suffix 社(しゃ) is commonly used for companies: 出版社(しゅっぱんしゃ) (publisher), 商社(しょうしゃ) (trading company).

MAJOR JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS:

  • 朝日新聞(あさひしんぶん): Asahi Shimbun
  • 読売新聞(よみうりしんぶん): Yomiuri Shimbun
  • 毎日新聞(まいにちしんぶん): Mainichi Shimbun
  • 日本経済新聞(にほんけいざいしんぶん): Nikkei (business-focused)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 記者(きしゃ): journalist, reporter
  • 編集部(へんしゅうぶ): editorial department
  • 通信社(つうしんしゃ): news agency

Related Words

Related: 新聞(しんぶん) (newspaper)
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Added 2026.1.9 21:07 · Revised 2026.4.2 14:09
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