"La gazeto ĉiam parolas pri ekonomio."

Translation: The newspaper always talks about the economy.

[deactivated user]

Do newspapers really speak, or is this just an English idiom?

[Gresillon.org]

Other languages use this figurative sense too. There is a logic: Basic human communication is to talk in front of other people. If this is not possible, we use books, newspapers, phone, the Web and TV. The original words comes from humans which can speak. We write words in fat or UPPERcase when speaking loudly.

[deactivated user]

Dankon, Bert. Mi komprenas kaj konsentas.

[Naylor1993]

Why isn't 'la' needed here?

[Gresillon.org]

The defined article "la" means that the word after "la" was already mentionned or is known to you.
«La gazeto» is a given magasine one speaks about.
«Ekonomio" is aluded in generally, as a large theme.

[Naylor1993]

So sort of like how we say "space" rather than "the space"?

[Gresillon.org]

I think yes. 'Space' is without 'the' sinces it is not well defined and limited.

[enoigi]

Is there a difference in Esperanto between "economy" and "economics"?

[Gresillon.org]

Economy = ekononomio
Economics = ekonomiko (aŭ ekonomio en kunteksto de scienco aŭ studado)
Economic = ekonomia aŭ ekonomika
Economical = ŝpara, ŝparema

see: http://vortaro.net/#ekonomi
http://vortaro.net/#ekonomik
http://vortaro.net/#%C5%9Dpar

[wochenweise]

I suggest as an alternative solution: "The newspaper speaks always about economy."

[Sa967St]

I believe that is grammatically incorrect. A quick Google search of the phrase "speak always" suggests so, too.

[hellomidnight]

Economy = to save money (ŝpari)

The economy = the system of trade, money and commerce (ekonomio, la ekonomio)