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Print syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns
Column (newspaper)

A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. Columns are written by columnists.What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that it meets each of the following criteria:...
, or comic strip
Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story.Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist, and many such strips are published on a recurring basis in newspapers and on the Internet....
s are made available to newspapers, magazines, and websites.

There are several prominent syndication services operating across the globe such as , , , , North Star Writers Group
North Star Writers Group

North Star Writers Group is a newspaper syndicate and editorial services firm launched in December 2005. It is based in Byron Center, MI. The syndicate's material is carried by more than 50 newspapers across the United States....
, , , 3DSyndication : Syndication Service from India , The India Today Group's , the Indian and , which provide news and lifestyle content to various other publications.






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Print syndication is a form of syndication in which news articles, columns
Column (newspaper)

A column is a recurring piece or article in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. Columns are written by columnists.What differentiates a column from other forms of journalism is that it meets each of the following criteria:...
, or comic strip
Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story.Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist, and many such strips are published on a recurring basis in newspapers and on the Internet....
s are made available to newspapers, magazines, and websites.

There are several prominent syndication services operating across the globe such as , , , , North Star Writers Group
North Star Writers Group

North Star Writers Group is a newspaper syndicate and editorial services firm launched in December 2005. It is based in Byron Center, MI. The syndicate's material is carried by more than 50 newspapers across the United States....
, , , 3DSyndication : Syndication Service from India , The India Today Group's , the Indian and , which provide news and lifestyle content to various other publications. They offer reprint rights and grant permissions to other parties for republishing content of which they own copyrights.

Comic-strip syndication

A U.S. comic strip
Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story.Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a comics artist or cartoonist, and many such strips are published on a recurring basis in newspapers and on the Internet....
 syndicate will act as an agent for a cartoonist
Cartoonist

A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing cartoons. Traditionally much of this work was, and still is, humorous, and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes....
 or comic strip creator, working to place the cartoon or strip in as many newspapers as possible on behalf of the artist. In some cases, the work will be owned by the syndicate as opposed to the creator. A syndicate can receive upwards of 5000 submissions a year, from which only two or three will be selected for representation. Notable syndicates include King Features Syndicate
King Features Syndicate

King Features Syndicate, a print syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation, distributes about 150 comic strips, columnist, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to nearly 5000 newspapers around the world....
, Universal Press Syndicate
Universal Press Syndicate

Universal Press Syndicate, an Andrews McMeel Universal company, is the world's largest independent Print syndication and provides syndication for a number of lifestyle and opinion columns, comics, and various other content....
, United Media
United Media

United Media is a large editorial column and comic strip newspaper print syndication service based in the United States, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company....
, the Washington Post Writers Group, Creators Syndicate
Creators Syndicate

Creators Syndicate is an independent distributor of comic strips and Print syndication for daily newspapers. It was founded in 1987 by Richard S....
, and Tribune Media Services
Tribune Media Services

Tribune Media Services is a syndication company owned by the Tribune Company.The company is divided into two divisions, "News and Features" and "Entertainment Products"....
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