South Wales Echo
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Trinity Mirror |
Editor | Tim Gordon |
Founded | 1884 |
Language | English |
Headquarters | 6 Park Street, Cardiff, Wales |
Circulation | 32,754 (January-June 2011)[1] |
Website | walesonline.co.uk |
The South Wales Echo is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Cardiff, Wales and distributed throughout the surrounding area.
The newspaper was founded in 1884 and was based in Thomson House, Cardiff city centre. It is published by Media Wales Ltd (formerly Western Mail & Echo Ltd), part of the Trinity Mirror group. In 2008 Media Wales moved from Thomson House next to Six Park Street, opposite the Millennium Stadium.
Two editions are published: News Extra for morning sales and City Final for evening sales. There is also a Weekend edition published every Saturday.
Amongst many others, novelist Ken Follett, science writer Brian J. Ford, cartoonist Gren Jones, journalist Sue Lawley[2] and news reader Michael Buerk, have spent part of their careers with the Echo.
Echo Extra
Echo Extra is a free weekly newspaper, launched in July 2009. It replaced the Cardiff Post and is distributed to 52,000 homes, with distribution focused on the Cardiff suburbs of Whitchurch, Llandaff, Cyncoed and Rhiwbina.[3]
See also
Notes
- ^ "ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed". HoldTheFrontPage. UK. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (25 August 2006). "The Guardian profile: Sue Lawley". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 9 April 2008.
- ^ Trinity Mirror - Echo Extra