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Old Newspaper at a glance
Literature Books & media
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Old Newspaper
Old Newspaper is a literature item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Skill books multiply the experience you earn in one skill for a band of levels, so read the volume that matches your level before training. Other literature eases boredom and unhappiness, and magazines and schematics teach recipes.
More: Skill books and reading · Every skill.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Newspaper | Literature |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Old Newspaper is on 37 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crate Newspapers | Any building (box); Attic (box, crate); Bathroom (box, crate); and 7 more places | 100% | 4 |
| Junk Hoard | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 6.7% | 4 |
| Drug Shack Misc | Drug shack (cupboard, crate, box) | 5.6% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fireplace | Survivor safehouse (early) (fireplace); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (fireplace) | 5.5% | 4 |
| Safehouse Fireplace Late | Survivor safehouse (late game) (fireplace) | 5.4% | 4 |
| Office Counter | Captain office (cupboard); Nolan's office (cupboard); Office (cupboard, drawer); and 3 more places | 5.1% | 4 |
| Drug Shack Weapons | Drug lab (cupboard); Drug shack (crate, box) | 4.9% | 4 |
| Antiques | Survivor safehouse (early) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (late game) (box, crate); Survivor safehouse (mid game) (box, crate); and 6 more places | 4.5% | 4 |
It is on 29 more tables with smaller shares.
Inside bags and cases: Mail Satchel, Garbage Bag.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Used up as an ingredient in 2 recipes: Make Newspaper Hat, Make Smoke Bomb.
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Crafting and loot tables
Used in 2 recipes (as an ingredient or tool):
Where to find it (loot tables with the highest weight first):
- Crate Newspapers (weight 50)
- Safehouse Fireplace (weight 20)
- Junk Hoard (weight 20)
- Safehouse Fireplace Late (weight 20)
- Crate Newspapers (weight 20)
- Crate Newspapers (weight 20)
- Safehouse Fireplace (weight 10)
- Drug Shack Tools (weight 10)
- Drug Shack Misc (weight 10)
- Drug Shack Weapons (weight 10)
- Junk Hoard (weight 10)
- Other Generic (weight 10)
- Antiques (weight 10)
- Antiques (weight 10)
- Safehouse Fireplace Late (weight 10)
Counts as: any newspaper, any newspaperread, any uninteresting.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Old Newspaper weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Old Newspaper?
Base.Newspaper.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.