Belfast Telegraph
Type | Dailynewspaper |
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Format | Compact |
Owner(s) | Independent News & Media(a subsidiary ofMediahuis) |
Founder(s) |
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Editor | Eoin Brannigan[1][2] |
Founded | 1870 |
Political alignment | Centrism British unionism |
Language | English |
Headquarters | Belfast Telegraph House 33 Clarendon Road Belfast,Northern Ireland |
Sister newspapers | Sunday Life |
ISSN | 0307-5664 |
Website | belfasttelegraph |
TheBelfast Telegraphis a daily newspaper published inBelfast,Northern Ireland,byIndependent News & Media,which also publishes theIrish Independent,theSunday Independentand various other newspapers and magazines in Ireland. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan.[1]Reflecting itsunionisttradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by theProtestantpopulation ",[3]while also being read withinCatholicnationalistcommunities in Northern Ireland.[4][5][6]It has been owned byIndependent News and Media,a Dublin-based media company, since 2000,[7]and is the company's only print title outside of the Republic of Ireland.
History
[edit]It was first published as theBelfast Evening Telegraphon 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering theFranco-Prussian Warand local news.
The evening edition of the newspaper was originally called the "Sixth Late", and "Sixth Late Tele" was a familiar cry made by vendors inBelfast city centrein the past. Local editions were published for distribution toEnniskillen,Dundalk,Newry,andDerry.[citation needed]
Its competitors areThe News LetterandThe Irish News,and local editions of London-basedred topsalso compete in this market, in some cases selling at a cheaper price than the "Tele".[citation needed]
Sometimes described as having "unionist leanings",[8]and operating an editorial policy supportive of "moderate unionism",[9]theBelfast Telegraphwas bought by the Dublin-basedIndependent News & Mediagroup in March 2000.[10]
TheBelfast Telegraphwas entirely broadsheet until 19 February 2005, when the Saturday morning edition was introduced and all Saturday editions were converted to compact.[11]The weekday morning compact edition was launched on 22 March 2005.[12]
In 2015, theTelegraphlaunched the magazine supplementFamily Life.[13]
The paper now publishes two editions daily,Belfast Telegraphfinal edition and theNorth West Telegraphwhich is distributed inDerry.
Its editor, since April 2020, is Eoin Brannigan.[1]
Awards
[edit]TheBelfast Telegraphwas named as Best UK Regional Newspaper of the Year 2012 by the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards.[14]
Circulation
[edit]Reflecting adecline in newspaper salesgenerally, circulation of theBelfast Telegraphhas declined as of the early 21st century, from 109,571 for the period July to December 2002,[15]to 31,340 for the same period in 2019.[16]
Year (period) | Average circulation per issue |
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2002 (July to December)[15] | |
2009 (January to June)[17] | |
2010 (July to December)[18] | |
2012 (January to June)[19] | |
2013 (January to June)[20] | |
2014 (July to December)[21] | |
2015 (January to June)[22] | |
2016 (January to June)[23] | |
2017 (July to December)[24] | |
2018 (July to December)[25] | |
2019 (July to December)[16] |
References
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- ^Mayhew, Freddy (24 April 2020)."Irish Daily Star's Eoin Brannigan named editor-in-chief of Belfast Telegraph and Sunday Life".Press Gazette.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^Cunningham, Niall (March 2013)."The Social Geography of Violence During the Belfast Troubles, 1920–22"(PDF).Hummedia.manchester.ac.uk.Retrieved16 November2018.
the Belfast Telegraph has been seen to represent unionist political interests and has always been favoured by the Protestant population
- ^"The Belfast Telegraph".Voxeurop.eu.Archived fromthe originalon 16 November 2018.Retrieved16 November2018.
- ^Dyson, Steve (23 April 2015)."Dyson at Large: Religion drives UK's biggest regional print market".Hold the Front Page.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^Gosling, Paul."Belfast's Newcomers".Global Journalist.Archived fromthe originalon 29 April 2006.Retrieved26 January2021.
It is not overtly pro-unionist, though it lies slightly in that direction. For example, it usually uses the unionist expression "Londonderry" in favor of the nationalist term "Derry," but it sells well in Catholic areas
- ^"Independent News and Media acquire the Belfast Telegraph".rte.ie.RTÉ News. 17 March 2000.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^Unsworth, Monika (3 August 1999)."Reading between the lines".The Irish Times.Retrieved26 January2021.
the Belfast Telegraph which could be described as a tabloid with unionist leanings
- ^McGrath, Brendan (9 February 2000)."Bids lodged for upcoming sale of 'Belfast Telegraph'".The Irish Times.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^"Independent News and Media acquire the Belfast Telegraph".rte.ie.RTÉ News. 17 March 2000.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"Belfast Telegraph expands Saturday coverage".Belfast Telegraph.9 February 2005.Retrieved11 November2015.
- ^"Ulster wakes up to new early Telegraph".Belfast Telegraph.21 March 2005. Archived fromthe originalon 22 July 2012.Retrieved11 November2015.
- ^"New Family Life Magazine Launches!".Belfast Telegraph.17 April 2015.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^Canning, Margaret (28 May 2012)."Belfast Telegraph is named best regional daily in the UK at prestigious awards ceremony".Belfast Telegraph.Archived fromthe originalon 19 April 2013.Retrieved11 November2015.
- ^ab"Circulation – Jul to Dec 2002 – Belfast Telegraph – Evening"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Retrieved21 January2020.
- ^ab"Circulation – Jul to Dec 2019 – Belfast Telegraph"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"ABC Figures: All regional dailies fall in circulation – Journalism News from".HoldtheFrontPage. 2009.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^Greenslade, Roy(18 February 2011)."Belfast Telegraph sales fall further".The Guardian.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^"Dailies down in latest Northern Ireland ABCs".Press Gazette.23 August 2012.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^Greenslade, Roy(22 August 2013)."Irish Times sale falls by 9% and Irish News overtakes the Belfast Telegraph".The Guardian.Retrieved26 January2021.
- ^"UK regional dailies see sales decline by average of 10 per cent year on year".Press Gazette.25 February 2015.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"Ireland's newspapers suffer continuing slide in circulations".The Guardian.21 August 2015.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"ABC Figures for island of Ireland announced – Journalism News from".HoldtheFrontPage. 2016.Retrieved26 April2020.
- ^"Circulation – Jul to Dec 2017 – Belfast Telegraph"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Retrieved21 January2020.
- ^"Circulation – Jul to Dec 2018 – Belfast Telegraph"(PDF).abc.org.uk.Retrieved21 January2020.