Screamsheets

To stay competitive with television, most newspapers now use digital technology. Entire pages are typeset and laid out by computer, photos scanned into place, and the entire newspaper reduced to digital code. This code is transmitted to hundreds of newspaper boxes all over the area. The newsboxes reassemble the code and print the paper (using high speed replication) on the spot. The result is a slick, flimsy newspaper known in streetslang as a screamsheet.
Screamsheets have many advantages over previous newspapers. You can dial the newsbox to print only the sections of the paper you want, paying 0.1eb per page printed. New editions can be compiled in hours, allowing the public to keep abreast of a story even as it happens (although most screamsheets are updated at 6:00 a.m., 12:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.). In addition, you can download a screamsheet to your Agent.