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The '''Somerset County Gazette''' is a weekly tabloid newspaper in [[Somerset]], England.
The '''Somerset County Gazette''' is a weekly tabloid newspaper in [[Somerset]], England.
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It was founded in 1836,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-sw/somerset-county-gazette/|title=Somerset County Gazette|publisher=British Newspapers Online|accessdate=10 January 2010}}</ref> and is now owned by [[Newsquest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonfreelance.org/rates/titles/_nq.html|title=The Media Owners|publisher=londonfreelance.org|accessdate=10 January 2010}}</ref>
It was founded in 1836,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/england-sw/somerset-county-gazette/|title=Somerset County Gazette|publisher=British Newspapers Online|accessdate=10 January 2010}}</ref> and is now owned by [[Newsquest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.londonfreelance.org/rates/titles/_nq.html|title=The Media Owners|publisher=londonfreelance.org|accessdate=10 January 2010}}</ref>

The newspaper was re-launched in November 2016, under the County Gazette masthead, with the tagline 'Somerset's heartbeat', losing the full Somerset County Gazette logo and web address from the front page<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2015/news/queen-sends-best-wishes-to-journalists-as-weekly-relaunches/|Queen sends best wishes as weekly relaunches|publisher=Hold The Front Page|accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>.

The current editor is Paul Jones, who took over the role in March, 2016. In October 2018, Jones was named on a list of most respected journalists by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nctj.com/latestnews/nctj-publishes-list-of-most-respected-journalists|title=NCTJ publishes list of most respected journalists|publisher=NCTJ|accessdate=8 May 2019}}</ref>.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:21, 8 May 2019

Somerset County Gazette
TypeWeekly
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Newsquest
EditorPaul Jones
Founded1836
Political alignmentNone
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersSt James Street, Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1JR
Circulation10,195 ABC Dec 201 [1]
Websitehttp://www.countygazette.co.uk/

The Somerset County Gazette is a weekly tabloid newspaper in Somerset, England.

It is published in a tabloid format on a weekly basis and has a circulation of about 10,195 based on its latest published ABC figures to December 2018.

It was founded in 1836,[2] and is now owned by Newsquest.[3]

The newspaper was re-launched in November 2016, under the County Gazette masthead, with the tagline 'Somerset's heartbeat', losing the full Somerset County Gazette logo and web address from the front page[4].

The current editor is Paul Jones, who took over the role in March, 2016. In October 2018, Jones was named on a list of most respected journalists by the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ)[5].

References

  1. ^ https://www.abc.org.uk/product/2206-somerset-county-gazette. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ "Somerset County Gazette". British Newspapers Online. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  3. ^ "The Media Owners". londonfreelance.org. Retrieved 10 January 2010.
  4. ^ . Hold The Front Page https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2015/news/queen-sends-best-wishes-to-journalists-as-weekly-relaunches/. Retrieved 8 May 2019. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Text "Queen sends best wishes as weekly relaunches" ignored (help)
  5. ^ "NCTJ publishes list of most respected journalists". NCTJ. Retrieved 8 May 2019.