Newspaper

Newspaper: Newspaper often plays a major role in the series. Nami often is seen reading them and when it comes to getting information from them. Wanted posters are often slipped into the newspaper, shipping them all across the world.

History
From the newspaper it was revealed another Coupe had occurred in Vira. Later the paper was used to report the Baroque Works incident, however the truth was hidden; Smoker and his partner Tashigi, not the Straw Hat Pirates, were credited with bringing down the organization.

It was the paper that led Vivi and the others back in Arabasta to discover Miss Sunday was now with the Straw Hats as well as Blackbeard the location of Luffy and his crew after it reported the events of Enies Lobby. Incidentally, the report on Enies Lobby was made out to be a large scale attack by Luffy and his crew, instead of the small force that actually destroyed the place. No mention of the Buster Call was made and the whole incident was covered up. However, the details it also left off were the involvement of the Franky Family and Galley-La Company who played vital roles in the incident. No mention was made as to why the raid on Enies Lobby occurred.

Though we do not see the other reports on The Eleven Supernovas, their progress was apparently highly reported by the newspaper, leading to Shakuyaku to have a fair knowledge on Luffy and his crew, as well as his rivals who were also on Sabaody Archipelago. Later, Luffy's incident involving the Tenryuubito was reported by the newspapers, Elder Nyon was able to tell Luffy about his brother Ace's execution using the details.

During the Impel Down arc, it was revealed by Emporio Ivankov that the newspapers are subject to heavy censorship by the World Government and that most major incidents are actually covered up in the papers. Many of the prisoners on level 6 of the jail were subject to such cover-ups due to their horrific nature.

At Marineford, during the war against the Whitebeard Pirates, when Fleet Admiral Sengoku made the announcement that Portgas D. Ace is the son of the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, the reporters immediately reported to their headquarters to have this breaking news published. Same thing happened later when Sengoku revealed that Monkey D. Luffy is an adoptive brother of Ace and the flesh-and-blood son of Revolutionary Monkey D. Dragon. After, when Sentoumaru brought an army of Pacifista, the reporters once again contacted their headquarters.

Trivia

 * The Grand Line Times was a supplement that replaced one issue of the manga. It was written as though it was taken directly out of the manga.