TheHull Daily Mailis an English regional dailynewspaperforKingston upon Hull,in theEast Riding of Yorkshire.TheHull Daily Mailhas been circulated in various guises since 1885. A second edition, theEast Riding Mail,coversEast Yorkshireoutside the city of Hull. The paper publishes everyday except Sunday.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Reach plc |
| Editor-in-chief | Neil Hodgkinson[1] |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Language | English |
| City | Hull |
| Country | England |
| Circulation | 4,904 (as of 2024)[2] |
| ISSN | 1741-3419 |
| Website | hulldailymail |
The paper is published by Mail News & Media. Mail News & Media also publishes two free weekly newspapers, theHull AdvertiserandBeverley Advertiser,and a monthly magazine,The Journal.In 2012,Local Worldacquired owner Northcliffe Media fromDaily Mail and General Trust.[3]Trinity Mirror purchased Local World in 2015, and is now known asReach plc.[4]
History
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The origins of the Hull Daily Mail can be traced back to theHull Packet and Humber Gazette,a weekly newspaper established on 29 May 1787 that was printed on Scale Lane, a street in what is today part of Hull's Old Town. Its name was shortened toThe Hull Packetin 1788. It was renamedThe Hull Packet and Humber Mercuryin 1827 before changing back toThe Hull Packetin 1833. An issue of theHull Packetconsisted of four pages with eight columns of text on each page and cost 7d (£0.03) to purchase. In 1857, a Saturday edition named theHull and North Lincolnshire Timeswas launched alongside thePacket.[5]: 10–15 [6]
In 1885, a consortium of Hull businessmen, includingFrederick Brent Grotrian,theConservativeMember of Parliament forKingston upon Hull East,purchased theHull Packet,and on 29 September 1885, the first edition of the newHull Daily Mailwas published from a printing house onWhitefriargate.TheHull Packetwould continue to be published alongside the new newspaper until 26 February 1886, closing with issue number 5,288;[7]from 8 March 1886, theHull Daily Mailwas published asThe Hull Daily Mail And Hull Packet.[citation needed]In its early years, theHull Daily Mail'seditorial stance was declared as both defensive and aggressiveconservatism,though with regard to local news and affars, the newspaper's reporting would not be influenced by national Conservative Party policy.[8][5]: 10–15
TheHull Daily Mail,then simply known as theDaily Mail,would endure competition with other newspapers established on Whitefriargate in the 1910s, including theEastern Morning News,Hull Evening Newsand the weeklyHull Newsall operating from an office on the north side of the street, while theDaily Mailand a number of its own weekly titles continued to publish in competition on the south side of the street.[5]: 22–23 In 1926, the newspaper moved to a four-floor office on Jameson Street within the city centre named the 'Mail Buildings', which alongside additional office space, had more space for the newspaper's 24Linotype machinesand printing presses in the building's basement.[5]: 24–31 Tabloidformat would be adopted in 1986, followed by the formal rebranding to theHull Daily Mail,and the newspaper vacated the Jameson Street 'Mail Buildings' for a new complex on the junction of Spring Bank andBeverley Road,known as 'Blundell's Corner', in 1989.[5]: 71–72
In 1998, theHull Daily Maillaunched its website. In 2006, this website was used to launch theHull Daily Mail'sonlinevideo journalismservice, the first such service to be launched for a local newspaper in the United Kingdom, and a sports news website namedSportshullwas launched in 2007.[5]: 73
In 2015, theHull Daily Mailreceived a new logo and general design to both the newspaper and website, replacing logos and styling that had been used since the mid-2000s, and introducing weekend supplements and a TV and entertainment guide named 'The View'.[9]
As part of a Trinity Mirror restructure, Neil Hodgkinson, editor of theHull Daily Mail,was promoted toeditor-in-chiefin February 2016 forHumberandLincolnshireregions, overseeing theGrimsby Telegraph,Scunthorpe TelegraphandLincolnshire Echoas well as the Mail.[1]In March 2018 the Reach PLC titles for the North East, including theChronicle,JournalandTeesside Gazette,were added to his portfolio of titles.[10]
TheHull Daily Mailchanged its banner head on its website to 'Hull Live' after the company was taken over by Trinity Mirror in 2017.[11]Trinity Mirror was re-branded Reach plc in May 2018.[12]
Awards
editThe newspaper has won the award for Yorkshire Daily Newspaper of the Year five times, in 2003,[13] 2004,[14]2006,[15]2007,[16]and 2012.[17]
Supplements
edit- Monday – Extra Time (sport), The Match (Hull City A.F.C.reports)
- Tuesday – Femail
- Wednesday – The Business, HotShots (junior sport)
- Thursday – Property Guide
- Friday – Motor Mail
- Saturday – The Guide (entertainment magazine, includes TV listings)
For many years, a separateSports Mailsupplement was published Saturdays. Printed on distinctive green newsprint, it was available an hour after the end of the afternoon matches of the city's football and Rugby League teams, and newsagents would stay open specifically to sell and distribute it.[18]
References
edit- ^abLinford, Paul (8 February 2016)."Trinity Mirror unveils new structure following Local World takeover".HoldtheFrontPage.Derby.Retrieved12 November2018.
- ^"Hull Daily Mail".Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK).30 July 2024.Retrieved11 August2024.
- ^"Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World".BBC News.21 November 2012.Retrieved28 February2015.
- ^Sweney, Mark (5 March 2018)."Trinity Mirror to rebrand as Reach after Express and Star deal".The Guardian.Retrieved5 March2018.
- ^abcdefRobinson, Barbara; Markham, John (2009).Hull Daily Mail: A Part of the Community.Beverley: Highgate Publications.ISBN978-1-902645-53-7.Retrieved29 September2023.
- ^O'Neill, Susanna (3 February 2014).The Hull Book of Days.The History Press. p. 126.ISBN978-0-7509-5172-2.
- ^Hull PacketFriday 26 February 1886 p. 1 strapline, p. 4 statement — accessed via The National Archives
- ^Hull Daily Mail,29 September 1885 pp. 1,2 — accessed viaThe National Archives
- ^Sharman, David (10 March 2015)."'We're not dead yet' says editor after print relaunch ".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved23 June2020.
- ^Sharman, David (20 March 2018)."Teesside Gazette editor set to leave Trinity Mirror".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved22 June2020.
- ^"Another 49 jobs set to go in Trinity Mirror's 'Live' rollout".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved13 September2018.
- ^"Trinity Mirror now officially Reach plc".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved13 September2018.
- ^"Hull Daily Mail is crowned best daily in Yorkshire".HoldtheFrontPage.28 November 2003. Archived fromthe originalon 1 November 2007.Retrieved27 September2007.
- ^"Mail wins through in 'photo-finish' contest".HoldtheFrontPage.11 November 2004. Archived fromthe originalon 1 November 2007.Retrieved27 September2007.
- ^"Hull title wins daily accolade".PressGazette.24 November 2006. Archived fromthe originalon 17 May 2008.Retrieved28 September2007.
- ^"Host of accolades picked up at Yorkshire Press Awards".HoldtheFrontPage.26 November 2007. Archived fromthe originalon 14 December 2007.Retrieved27 November2007.
- ^Lambourne, Helen (19 July 2012)."Hull Daily Mail named newspaper of the year".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved22 June2020.
- ^"Sports Mail memories: David Bond on covering Hull City by candlelight".Hull Daily Mail.21 April 2014. Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2014.Retrieved18 September2016.