An alternative newspaper is a type of newspaper that eschews comprehensive coverage of general news in favor of opinionate reviews and columns, investigations into edgy topics and magazine-style feature stories highlighting local people and culture. Their news coverage is more local-centric and their target audiences younger than those of larger daily papers. Typically, alternative newspapers are published in tabloid format and printed on newsprint. Other names for such publications include alternative weekly, alternative newsweekly, and alt weekly, as the vast majority circulate on a weekly schedule.