What makes a newspaper article a newspaper article?

Articles selected for inclusion in a newspaper are known for being factual without being too Wordy. Journalists know to put the most important information near the beginning, as the editor may have to cut out the end of the article to fit it into the available space.

Editorials are subjected to slightly different rules: they can be less factual and more opinionated, and often have a fixed space (such as half a newspaper page) reserved for them.