My Paper
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}
{{Short description|Newspaper in Singapore}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| italic title = no
| name = My Paper {{lang|zh-Hans|我报}}
| image = Mypaper logo.png
| caption =
| type = Free daily newspaper
| foundation = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2006|06|01}} (as Chinese newspaper)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|2008|01|08}} (as an English and Chinese newspaper)
| ceased publication = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2016|12|01}}
| price = Free
| owners = Singapore Press Holdings
| publisher =
| editor = English: Yeow Kai Chai
Chinese: Goh Sin Teck
| chiefeditor =
| assoceditor =
| staff =
| language = Bilingual (English, Chinese)
| political =
| circulation = 300,000
| headquarters = Singapore
| oclc =
| ISSN =
| website = {{URL|http://mypaper.sg}}
}}
My Paper ({{zh|s=我报|p=Wǒ Bào}}) was a free, bilingual (English and Chinese) newspaper in Singapore published by the Singapore Press Holdings.
It is published from Mondays to Fridays, excluding public holidays; and an electronic copy of the print edition is published on the paper's website. The newspaper has a daily circulation of 300,000 copies, and is distributed in the morning at MRT stations, bus interchanges, office buildings and selected residential areas in Singapore.
{{cite web
|url = http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_080108_001.html
|title = my paper, Singapore's first full-fledged bilingual newspaper, is out!
|access-date = 10 January 2008
|date = 7 January 2008
|work = Press Releases
|publisher = Singapore Press Holdings
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080417161258/http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_080108_001.html
|archive-date = 17 April 2008
|quote = Readers of Singapore's Chinese freesheet my paper can now enjoy the best of both worlds when it relaunches as a full-fledged bilingual newspaper on 8 January; The relaunch of the paper, which saw dramatic improvement in its design and layout, will be accompanied by an increase in daily circulation from 180,000 to 300,000 copies. It continues to be available from Monday to Friday at MRT stations, bus interchanges, office buildings and selected residential areas.
|url-status = dead
}}
my Paper is a compact-sized, full-colour newspaper and features two "front" pages. It is divided equally into both English-language and Chinese-language sections with the pages of the English-language side of the paper reading from left to right (as would an English-language book); while the pages of the Chinese-language on the opposite side of the paper reads from right to left (as would a Chinese-language book). Instead of a mirror translation of articles, each piece of news or commentary in my Paper is presented in one language only.
History
my Paper was first published on 1 June 2006 and was the first free Chinese-language newspaper in Singapore.{{cite web
| url = http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_060509_001.html
| title = Singapore Press Holdings Launches First Free Chinese Newspaper
| access-date = 10 January 2008
| date = 9 May 2006
| work = Press Releases
| publisher = Singapore Press Holdings
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071003061930/http://www.sph.com.sg/news/latest/press_060509_001.html
| archive-date = 3 October 2007
| quote = The compact-sized publication is Singapore’s first Chinese newspaper to be offered free to the public and will debut on June 1, 2006; MY PAPER will be published every week from Tuesdays to Saturdays except public holidays. As a start, we will distribute between 100,000 to 120,000 copies each publishing day at the following locations...
| url-status = dead
}} It started with a daily circulation of 100,000 copies and was initially published from Tuesdays to Saturdays. On 8 January 2008, my Paper was relaunched as the first full-fledged bilingual newspaper in Singapore.
On 17 October 2016, Singapore Press Holdings announced a cut 10% of staff,{{cite news | title=SPH to cut 10% of staff; My Paper and The New Paper to merge|url= http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sph-to-cut-10-of-staff-my-paper-and-the-new-paper-to-merge/3212490.html |access-date=28 October 2016|publisher= Channel NewsAsia|date= 17 October 2016}}{{cite news | last1= Tan | first1= Angela | title=SPH to merge My Paper and TNP, to cut up to 10% staff in right-sizing exercise|url= http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sph-to-merge-my-paper-and-tnp-to-cut-up-to-10-staff-in-right-sizing-exercise/|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher= Business Times (Singapore)|date= 17 October 2016}}{{cite news | title=SPH to cut staff by up to 10%; My Paper, TNP to be merged|url= http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/sph-cut-staff-10-my-paper-tnp-be-merged/|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher= Today (Singapore newspaper)|date= 17 October 2016}} that My Paper and The New Paper (TNP) will merge to form a revamped TNP that will be distributed free from 1 December 2016.{{cite news | last1= Chew | first1= Hui Min | title=My Paper and The New Paper to merge; SPH to cut staff by up to 10 per cent over 2 years through series of measures|url= http://www.straitstimes.com/business/my-paper-and-the-new-paper-to-merge-sph-to-cut-staff-by-up-to-10-per-cent-over-2-years/|access-date=28 October 2016|publisher= The Straits Times|date= 17 October 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/tnp-and-my-paper-to-merge |title=TNP and My Paper to merge |website=The Straits Times |access-date=4 May 2019 |date=18 October 2016}}
On 30 November 2016, it has been confirmed that TNP will officially merge with MyPaper to form a free newspaper from 1 December 2016.{{Cite web |last=Auto |first=Hermes |date=17 October 2016 |title=My Paper and The New Paper to merge; SPH to cut staff by up to 10 per cent over 2 years through series of measures {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/business/my-paper-and-the-new-paper-to-merge-sph-to-cut-staff-by-up-to-10-per-cent-over-2-years |access-date=21 February 2023 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://mypaper.sg/}}
{{Singapore Press Holdings}}
Category:2006 establishments in Singapore
Category:2016 disestablishments in Singapore
Category:Singapore Press Holdings
Category:Defunct newspapers published in Singapore
Category:English-language newspapers published in Asia
Category:Chinese-language newspapers (Simplified Chinese)
Category:Defunct free daily newspapers