noun
Kyōdō Shimbun
Proper noun referring to a specific newspaper or publication name. Not a common noun.
共同新聞は地域のニュースを中心に扱っている。
The Kyōdō Shimbun mainly covers local news.
Compound of 共同 (kyōdō, 'joint, cooperative') and 新聞 (shinbun, 'newspaper'). The exact historical derivation of this specific publication name is uncertain.