Hull Daily Mail

Hull Daily Mail
Type Daily newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Trinity Mirror
Editor Neil Hodgkinson
Founded 1885
Language English
Circulation 40,000 +
Website www.hulldailymail.co.uk

The Hull Daily Mail is a daily newspaper for Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is the largest selling regional newspaper in Yorkshire. The Hull Daily Mail has been circulated in various guises since 1885. The Hull Daily Mail publishes a second edition, the "East Riding Mail", covering East Yorkshire outside the city of Hull.

The paper is published by Mail News & Media. Mail News & Media also publishes two free weekly newspapers, the Hull Advertiser and Beverley Advertiser, and a monthly magazine, The Journal. In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[1]

The Hull Daily Mail is produced every day except for Sunday and has a readership of around 170,000.

History

The paper's prehistory is indicated in the heading of the first issue on Tuesday, 29 September 1885 which reads Hull Daily Mail and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Courier (with which is incorporated The Hull and Lincolnshire Times). The paper had 4 pages and cost one halfpenny and was published daily.

Its political stance was declared as both defensive and aggressive Conservatism, though with regard to local affairs it would not be influenced by its national convictions. It would rely entirely on its own reporters and not use 'stereo'. For national news, it would draw on the best telegraphic communications. It aimed to be a profitable commercial venture, believing that profit would also ensure quality.[2]

From 8 March 1886, the paper was published as The Hull Daily Mail And Hull Packet. The Hull Packet had nearly a century of history behind it, having run from 1787 to 26 February 1886 closing with issue number 5,288.[3]

The on-line archived Hull Daily Mail is a valuable record of the social history of the city from 1885 to 1950 and sets its story in the context of national and international events.[4] Alongside major developments will be found the stories of minor achievements and minor crimes, of small clubs, pubs, theatres and cinemas, businesses, churches, schools and neighbourhood groups and within them 'snapshots' of individuals with no claim to fame other than that they were there.

Awards

The newspaper has won the award for Yorkshire Daily Newspaper of the Year five times, in 2003,[5] 2004,[6] 2006[7] 2007[8] and 2012. It has also won accolades for its pioneering work in video journalism, reports available via its website, thisishullandeastriding.co.uk.

Supplements

For many years, a separate Sports Mail supplement 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.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World". BBC News. 21 November 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Hull Daily Mail, 29 September 1885 pp. 1,2 - accessed through British National Archive
  3. ↑ Hull Packet, Friday 26 February 1886 p.1 strapline, p.4 statement; accessed through British National Archives
  4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive". www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hull Daily Mail is crowned best daily in Yorkshire". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. 28 November 2003. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  6. ↑ "Mail wins through in 'photo-finish' contest". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. 11 November 2004. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  7. ↑ "Hull title wins daily accolade". PressGazette.co.uk. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 28 September 2007.
  8. ↑ "Host of accolades picked up at Yorkshire Press Awards". HoldtheFrontPage.co.uk. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
  9. ↑

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