Guernsey Press
 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | The Channel Islands Media Group Limited |
| Editor | Shaun Green |
| Founded | 1897(asGuernsey Evening Press,renamedGuernsey Evening Press and Starin 1951) |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Braye Road,Vale, Guernsey |
| Country | Guernsey |
| Circulation | 15,165 (as of 2011)[1] |
| OCLCnumber | 751644419 |
| Website | guernseypress |
TheGuernsey Press and Star,more commonly known as theGuernsey Press,is the onlydaily newspaperpublished inGuernsey.
History
[edit]TheGuernsey Evening Presswas first published in 1897.[2]In 1951 it purchased the strugglingGuernsey Star(first published in 1813), renaming itselfGuernsey Evening Press and Star.[3]The paper was published by The Guernsey Press Company until 1999 when the company merged with Guiton, publishers of theJersey Evening Post.In 2004 Guiton came under the ownership of the Claverlely Group, which also owns theWolverhampton Express and Starand theShropshire Star.[3]On 1 October 2019 it was announced that The Channel Islands Media Group Limited, a local investment company, had purchased the Guernsey Press Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Guernsey Distribution Limited.[4]
Publication and circulation
[edit]The paper is currently published six days a week and has a circulation of 15,165 (average for December 2010 – June 2011).[5]
German Occupation
[edit]During theOccupation,the two papers, subject tocensorshipfrom the German authorities, continued to publish, eventually on alternate days given the shortage of materials and staff available. After the Germans temporarily removed the editor ofThe Star,Bill Taylor, from his position, following an article which they deemed offensive, it was edited by Frank Falla. Falla was a key member of the Guernsey 'Resistance', being involved in theGuernsey Underground News Sheet(which went by the acronym GUNS). GUNS published BBC news, illegally received, on a single news sheet. According to his memoirs, through strategic placement of stories handed to him by the German authorities inThe Star,he allowed islanders to distinguish easily between German news and stories emanating from Guernsey journalists. Falla was eventually betrayed by an Irish collaborator and, along with his peers who helped to produce GUNS, was deported to Germany. Falla survived, though other members of the organisation did not return from Germany.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed - Journalism News from".HoldtheFrontPage.Retrieved7 October2012.
- ^"Priaulx Library: GENERAL COLLECTIONS"(PDF).Priaulxlibrary.co.uk.Retrieved7 January2018.
- ^ab"History of theGuernsey Press and Star".Thisisguernsey. Archived fromthe originalon 24 August 2010.Retrieved3 October2012.
- ^Newsdesk, GP (1 October 2019)."Guernsey Press sold to local investors".Guernsey Press.Retrieved28 December2019.
- ^"ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed".HoldTheFrontPage.UK. 31 August 2011.Retrieved25 September2011.
- ^Falla, Frank (2018).The Silent War(4th ed.). Guernsey: Blue Ormer.OCLC1053852898.
External links
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