noun
main section (of a newspaper); central column
Refers to the primary news section of a newspaper, as opposed to supplements or regional pages.
本紙の一面には大きな見出しが載っていた。
The front page of the main section carried a big headline.
noun
this newspaper; our paper
Formal or literary self-reference used by a newspaper to refer to itself, similar to 'this newspaper' or 'our publication'.
本紙はこの問題について引き続き調査を続ける。
This newspaper will continue to investigate this issue.