"It is for the newspaper."

Translation: É para o jornal.

[neyerjm]

how come É pelo jornal doesnt work here?

[gabriellespeaks]

Yes, I'm extremely confused by this too. Also, "pelo" was in the list of options!

[Davu]

Unfortunately, Duolingo's hints are not always specific to the exercise, and even though it doesn't work here, Duolingo is correctly pointing out that "pelo" can be translated as "for the" in some situations. For example, "Ele espere pelo carteiro" (He waits for the postman).

Native speaker danmoller tries to explain the difference between "por" and "para" here: https://www.duolingo.com/comment/3185480.

[Paulenrique]

É pelo jornal = it is by means of the newspaper / it is in behalf of the newspaper.

[sidi]

I recall pelo being used as "for the" before.

[meaestacio]

I'm really confused as to the usage of "para" versus "por". Can somebody shed some light, please?

[Davu]

Try: http://www.learn-portuguese-with-rafa.com/por-and-para-in-portuguese.html

[adonyawood]

without context the meaning could be "on behalf of the newspaper" therefore pelo should be accepted

[Hans726]

Para, por and pelo should all be correct depending on what you are trying to say