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Answer: Because a newspaper reports events of the present, and no event can be understood without knowing its background.
A journalist has to explain why a conflict, an election or an economic problem has arisen, and for this he needs to know the earlier events. Historical knowledge also helps him to check facts, to compare the present with the past and to write editorials and feature articles with depth. Newspapers that print the background of an event, its causes and its likely effects, are trusted by readers. That is why the study of history is essential for newspaper writing.
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