Does placing newspapers and magazines, which are not devoid of pictures, invalidate the prayer during the prayer due to doubt about the purity of the place?

The basic principle is that places are pure. If a place becomes impure, it is not permissible to pray in it. However, it is permissible to place a pure object on it and pray on top of it. It is preferable to avoid anything that distracts during prayer, such as pictures or newspapers. Although prayer is not invalidated by looking at them or thinking about them, they contradict the state of khushu' (devotion). If newspapers contain the names of Allah, Quranic verses, or hadiths, it is not permissible to spread them out [and sit or pray on them], as this demonstrates a lack of reverence for the sacred symbols of Allah.