Abstract: A printing paper, especially a newsprint base paper, comprising: a base paper; and a coating layer for improving surface strength of the coated paper and releasing-property when two sheets of the coated paper are stacked, which coating layer is formed on the base paper by using a coating-transcription system such as a gate roll coating system, which coating layer comprises at least either a homopolymer polyacrylamide or a nonionic-copolymer polyacrylamide in a coating weight of from 0.01 g/m.sup.2 to 0.2 g/m.sup.2, wherein the homopolymer polytcrylamide and the nonionic-copolymer polyacrylamide have a weight average molecular weight ranging from 20,000 to 250,000, thereby improving not only surface strength but also releasing-property in a printing paper, especially in a newsprint paper having a basis weight less than 46 gm.sup.2.

Abstract: A printing paper, especially a newsprint base paper, comprising a base paper, suitably lightweight acid base paper, and a coating layer for improving surface strength of the coated paper and releasing-property when two sheets of the coated paper are stacked, which coating layer is formed on the base paper by using a coating-transcription system such as a gate-roll coating system, which coating layer comprises low-molecular anionic polyacrylamide in a coating weight of from 0.01 g/m.sup.2 to 0.2 g/m.sup.2, wherein the anionic polyacrylamide have a weight average molecular weight ranging from 10,000 to 150,000, thereby improving not only surface strength but also releasing-property in a printing paper, especially in a newsprint paper having a basis weight less than 46 g/m.sup.2.

Abstract: Printing paper such as newspaper printing paper, the water absorbency of which is controlled by coating material for controlling water absorbency on the surface of base paper, wherein the coating material contains component A which is at least one water-soluble polyacrylamide selected from nonionic polyacrylamides, cationic polyacrylamides, and water-soluble polyacrylamides, and component B which is water-soluble anionic polymers of monomers having hydrophobic substitute(s) and monomers having at least carboxyl group(s) or sulfone group(s).

Abstract: A newsprint paper coated with a surface treating agent including a polyacrylamide-based compound and a vinyl acetate/maleic acid half ester copolymer in an coating amount of 0.01 to 0.2 g/m.sup.2. By coating the surface treating agent which is capable of obtaining well-balanced surface strength and peeling strength, lightweight newsprint paper or high recycled pulp content newsprint paper suitable for offset printing can be obtained.