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Tuesday, 30 September 2014
Thursday, 18 September 2014
The Evening Chronicle- Newcastle
Evening Chronicle
- The Evening Chronicle is a daily, evening newspaper produced in Newcastle Upon Tyne
- The paper covers Newcastle to Northumberland and Northern county Durham.
- Editor, Darren Thwaites.
- 45 pence
- The average word count of an article especially surrounding politics is just under 1000 words.
- Most of the articles are centralised around the young and middle aged.
- The Chronicle was originally named the Newcastle chronicle and was founded in 1764.
- On may the 1st 1858 the Newcastle Daily Chronicle was Launched. Its editor was Joseph Cowen, who became the sole owner at the end of 1859. He soon turned the Chronicle into the most successful newspaper in north- eastern England.
- The Chronicle was a broadsheet until 1997 when it became a tabloid sized paper.
- The chronicle was published twice daily until 2007. The Chronicle is now Published once a day.
- Since October 2013,the Chronicle,journal and sun have been banned from Newcastle United FC.
Wednesday, 17 September 2014
Monday, 15 September 2014
The North Somerset Times
North Somerset Times:
- The North Somerset Times is a weekly newspaper that is free and covers the northern district of somerset. The North Somerset Times has free editions, the Portishead, the Clevedon and Nailsea times. this is very clear from the
- The North Somerset Times serve dozen communities around Portishead, Nailsea and Clevedon. They offer all the latest news, sport,whats on information and support the local population holding important local events.
- Voted south west free weekly newspaper of the year
- The Times cover numerous charity events, sporting achievements and any shocking north somerset events.
- The magazine appeals to people with children and the more elderly. The magazine advertises cars, insurance and products for the elderly as well as featuring articles about local charity events, this sort of content would appeal more to the older generation, this is because generally the younger population are not really interested in getting involved in the community or are not interested in local events.
- The paper is 50p where sold. it can be found for free in local businesses and schools.
- The typical word count of an article is around 200 words.
- The stereotypical person to feature is the elderly and young school children.
The Bath Chronicle
Bath Chronicle
- The Bath Chronicle is a weekly newspaper, published under many titles before 1760, it was published daily until September 2007.
- Published on Thursday.
- News editor, Paul Wiltshire
- The Bath Journal was Published in 1743,was renamed Boddely's Bath Journal in the late 17th century, Keene's Bath Journal in 1822, and Following a number of name changes was eventually renamed the bath chronicle in 1925.
- The paper celebrated its 250th anniversary in October 2010,publishing a special pull out to mark the occasion.
- In 2012, local world took over the publishing firm.
- The Bath chronicle has a circulation of 16,239. Its circulation reaches the population of bath and the surrounding areas, parts of Wiltshire and Somerset.
- The Issue is 70p where sold.
- The stories covered are generally about what's on in bath and the surrounding areas. Many stories also cover events that have previously taken place, such as big charity events. however The Bath Chronicle seems to feature more articles on the shadier side of the news than the majority of local papers I have read.
- The typical word count of an article is about 300-400 words accompanied by a photo related to the article.
- The Typical People that feature in the Bath Chronicle are local celebrities, middle aged or young children.
Friday, 12 September 2014
The Bristol Post
Bristol Post
- The Bristol Post is a newspaper covering news in the city of Bristol, including stories from the region of Bristol. It was titled the Bristol Post until April 2012.
- The evening post was established in 1932 by local residents,after an agreement between two national press groups which then owned the two Bristol evening papers. Baron Camrose, owner of the Bristol Times and echo had agreed to close his papers in return for the closure of a local newspaper in Newcastle, this left Bristol with just one paper the evening post, "the paper all Bristol asked for and helped to create.
- The paper was renamed The Bristol Post in 2012 to reflect the fact that the paper had not been published in the evening for some time.
- News Editor, Mike Norton
- The Post is 55p per issue where sold.
- The 3 red stars are reminders of the papers history. It represents the Morning,afternoon and Sunday copies that were distributed.
- The Bristol Post has 32,996 circulation, 130,415 daily readers, a Total weekly reach of 259,787 and the website has over 25,000 unique visitors per day.
- A full page advert in the Bristol Post will cost you £2600 in 2010. A super advert offer will cost you £27.99 and a smaller personal advert can cost you £10.99.
- The stories covered are mainly "what's on" featuring weekly events around greater Bristol such as charity runs, raffles, carnivals and theatre.
- The stereotypical individual that features in the Post are middle aged women and men accompanied by young school children.
- The typical word count of a main article would be 400 words long accompanied by a large photo.
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