NEWS FACTS  In ancient Rome, acta diurna, or government announcement bulletins, were made public by Julius Caesar. They were carved on stone or metal and posted in public places. During the Tang Dynasty in China (618-906), the Kai Yuan Za Bao also published government news; it was block printed onto paper and mostly read by government officials.  In February 2006, the Flemish daily De Tijd of Antwerp announced plans to distribute an  electronic-ink version of the paper to selected subscribers. Despite literacy levels as low as 20%, an estimated 265 dailies, weeklies and other publications were published in 2002, 150 of those distributed in the capital, Kabul in Afghanistan. Most major media outlets were owned either by the government or its sympathizers. Almost 200 newspapers and periodicals were registered with the government, only some of which published on a regular basis in Maldives. Most modern newspapers are in different sizes: Broadsheets: 600 mm by 380 mm (23½ by 15 inches), generally associated with more intellectual newspapers, although a trend towards “compact” newspapers is changing this. Tabloids: Half the size of broadsheets at 380 mm by 300 mm (15 by 11¾ inches), and often perceived as sensationalist in contrast to broadsheets A daily newspaper is issued every day, sometimes with the exception of Sundays and some national holidays.