Southern Daily Echo
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 Southern Daily Echo, 23 June 2009 |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Newsquest |
| Publisher | Newsquest |
| Editor-in-chief | Ian Murray |
| News editor | Gordon Sutter |
| Sports editor | Simon Carter |
| Photo editor | Paul Collins |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Political alignment | Neutral |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Newspaper House Test Lane, Southampton SO16 9JX  United Kingdom |
| Circulation | Daily |
| Sister newspapers | Hampshire Chronicle, Romsey Advertiser |
| Official website | http://www.dailyecho.co.uk |
The Southern Daily Echo, commonly known as the Daily Echo or simply The Echo, is a local tabloid newspaper that covers the area of south-central Hampshire, England, including the city of Southampton. It is owned by Newsquest, the second largest publisher of local newspapers in the United Kingdom.
It was first published in August 1888 and celebrated its 120th anniversary in 2008. It is published from Monday to Saturday. There is one edition a day; Thursday and Saturday are Job days, where all local job vacancies can be advertised. The Echo is currently the only non-free local newspaper which covers the city of Southampton.
On Saturdays a publication called The Sports Pink is also sold. This is used for the reporting and discussion of sporting stories regularly involving local sports team Southampton Football Club. This is one of the few surviving 'pink papers' which used to be common throughout the UK.
Local sister publications include the Hampshire Chronicle, Basingstoke Gazette and Romsey Advertiser.
The newspaper's main offices are in the Redbridge area of Southampton, with district offices in Eastleigh, Winchester and Lymington. The former offices of the Daily Echo are now the site of the Above Bar entrance to the WestQuay Shopping Centre.
The Southern Daily Echo was named Newspaper of the Year 2009 and 2011, and Campaigning Newspaper of the Year 2011 at the annual EDF Energy South East and London Media Awards.
The current editor is Ian Murray
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