Belfast Telegraph
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The Belfast Telegraph is a daily newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland, by Independent News & Media, which also publishes the Irish Independent, the Sunday Independent and various other newspapers and magazines in Ireland. Its editor is Eoin Brannigan.[1] Reflecting its unionist tradition, the paper has historically been "favoured by the Protestant population",[3] while also being read within Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland.[4][5][6] It has been owned by Independent 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.
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Independent News & Media (a subsidiary of Mediahuis) |
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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 |
| OCLC number | 37380368 |
| Website | belfasttelegraph |
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It was first published as the Belfast Evening Telegraph on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering the Franco-Prussian War and 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 in Belfast city centre in the past. Local editions were published for distribution to Enniskillen, Dundalk, Newry, and Derry.[citation needed]
Its competitors are The News Letter and The Irish News, and local editions of London-based red tops also 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] the Belfast Telegraph was bought by the Dublin-based Independent News & Media group in March 2000.[10]
The Belfast Telegraph was 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, the Telegraph launched the magazine supplement Family Life.[13]
The paper now publishes two editions daily, Belfast Telegraph final edition and the North West Telegraph which is distributed in Derry.
Its editor, since April 2020, is Eoin Brannigan.[1]
Awards
The Belfast Telegraph was named as Best UK Regional Newspaper of the Year 2012 by the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards.[14]
Circulation
Reflecting a decline in newspaper sales generally, circulation of the Belfast Telegraph has 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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| 2014 (July to December)[21] | |
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| 2017 (July to December)[24] | |
| 2018 (July to December)[25] | |
| 2019 (July to December)[16] |
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