(かくし)

かくし
noun
each newspaper; the various papers
1. each newspaper; the various papers
Refers collectively to multiple newspapers, treating each as a separate source. Standard journalism vocabulary for 'the press' considered paper-by-paper.
各紙(かくし)報道(ほうどう)した。
Each of the newspapers reported it.
事件(じけん)各紙(かくし)一面(いちめん)(かざ)った。
The incident made the front page of every paper.
社説(しゃせつ)(くら)べると、各紙(かくし)立場(たちば)(ちが)いがよくわかる。
Comparing the editorials, you can clearly see the difference in each paper's stance.

A formal compound: (かく) (each) + () (here meaning newspaper, an abbreviation of 新聞(しんぶん)). Appears mostly in news, commentary, and writing about media.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 各紙(かくし)(ほう)じる: each paper reports
  • 各紙(かくし)社説(しゃせつ): editorials of the various papers
  • 全国(ぜんこく)各紙(かくし): all the national papers

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 各社(かくしゃ): each company — broader; covers any kind of company (TV networks, publishers, etc.)
  • 新聞各社(しんぶんかくしゃ): each newspaper company — refers to the publishers; 各紙(かくし) refers to the papers themselves
  • マスコミ: mass media — much broader and informal