Editing Newsletter (section)

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A '''newsletter''' is a [[printing|printed]] or [[electronic publishing|electronic]] report containing [[news]] concerning the activities of a [[business]]  or an [[organization]] that is sent to its members, customers, employees or other [[Subscription business model|subscribers]].

Newsletters generally contain one main topic of interest to its recipients and may be considered [[grey literature]]. E-newsletters are delivered electronically via [[e-mail]] and can be viewed as [[spamming]] if [[Email marketing|e-mail marketing]] is sent unsolicited.<ref>[http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/newsletter newsletter] ([[British English]], [[American English]]): [[Cambridge English Dictionary]], retrieved on 2017-05-18.</ref><ref name=Britannica>{{cite encyclopedia | url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/publishing/The-first-newspapers#ref28661 |title = History of publishing - the first newspapers |encyclopedia=[[Britannica]] |access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Endres |first=Kathleen L. |year=2009 |chapter=Newsletters, Newspapers, Pamphlets |title=Journalism and Mass Communication, Volume 1 |series=[[Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems]]|publisher=[[UNESCO]] |isbn=978-1-905839-71-1 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=z03DDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA90 |pages=90–104}}</ref>

The newsletter, sometimes a [[periodical]], is the most common form of [[serial publication]].<ref name=Smith>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JaSPAgAAQBAJ&q=Serial+publications&pg=PT244 |title = Strategic Planning for Public Relations|isbn = 9781135606077|last1 = Smith|first1 = Ronald D.|date = 2004-09-15| publisher=Routledge }}</ref> About two-thirds of newsletters are internal publications, aimed towards employees and volunteers, while about one-third are external publications, aimed towards advocacy or special interest groups.<ref name=Smith/>