# Paperboy — World Newspaper Directory
> Connecting readers with 11,000+ newspapers from nearly every country on Earth since 1997.

## About
Paperboy is an independent newspaper directory and daily editorial analysis platform founded in 1997 in Australia. It catalogues over 11,000 newspapers across 231 countries, providing direct links to each publication's website alongside AI-powered daily analysis of how the world's press covers the same story differently.

## Key Content

### Newspaper Directory
- 10,371 active newspapers with direct links, location, language, and circulation data
- Browse by country (231), US state (51), or city (500+)
- Each paper page includes AI-generated summary, Wikipedia link, social media links, and nearby newspapers
- URL pattern: /paper/{id}/{slug}

### Daily Front Pages (/front-pages)
- Today's front page images from major UK and US newspapers
- AI analysis of headline framing, political stance, and editorial emphasis
- Updated daily

### Daily Press Review Podcast (/podcast)
- AI-generated audio briefing on how newspapers covered the biggest stories
- US and UK editions, published daily

### Daily Front Page Analysis — On the Spot (/on-the-spot)
- For each major story, local newspapers from the countries where events are physically unfolding
- Surfaces regional angles, political framing, and ground-level context missed by international outlets
- Updated daily at 14:30 UTC

### Paper Trail (/paper-trail)
- Tracks how major stories evolve across newspapers — 7-day day-by-day view plus persistent multi-week story arcs
- Day-by-day analysis of framing shifts, notable angles, and cross-paper divergence
- Sub-routes: /paper-trail/story/[slug] (long-form arcs), /paper-trail/newspaper/[key] (editorial profiles), /paper-trail/theme/[slug] (theme pages)

## Data Sources
- Newspaper directory: hand-curated over 29 years, enriched with Wikipedia, social media, and AI summaries
- Front page images: sourced daily from newspaper partners
- Analysis: AI-generated using Google Gemini from front page images, RSS feeds, and social media
- Headlines: BBC News RSS archive

## Licensing
AI search crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended) are welcome to access and cite this content with attribution. Training-only crawlers should contact us first.

## Contact
- Website: https://www.thepaperboy.com
- Contact form: https://www.thepaperboy.com/contact