High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper most commonly used to print newspapers, and other publications and advertising material. It was invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty. It usually has an off-white cast and distinctive feel. It is designed for use in printing presses that employ a long web of paper (web offset, letterpress and flexographic) rather than individual sheets of paper. Newsprint mainly consists of wood pulp.