The Northern Echo is a daily regional morning newspaper serving the north-east of England. The paper is based in Priestgate, Darlington. Its first edition was published on January 1, 1870. The paper was started by John Hyslop Bell with the backing of the Pease family as a liberal alternative to existing local papers.[1]
Today, The Northern Echo is owned by Newsquest (Yorkshire and North East) Ltd. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations during the second half of 2006, The Northern Echo sold on average approximately 51,000 copies each day.[2] It has five editions, covering Teesside, North Yorkshire, North Durham, South-West Durham and Darlington. In June 2008, the newspaper announced it would reduce the number of editions to two,[3] having previously decided it may cut that to just one.[4]
Although traditionally a broadsheet, since February 26, 2007, the newspaper has been published in a tabloid format.[5] The newspaper transformed itself from a broadsheet to a tabloid in a one-year transition process, beginning with Saturday editions on January 14, 2006.[6][7] Other traditional British broadsheets, including The Times, The Independent, and The Guardian, made similar moves in the 2000s.
The Northern Echo has a number of sister publications, including the weekly Darlington & Stockton Times and the free Advertiser series.
Editors
- John Copleston: editor 1870–1871
- William Thomas Stead: editor 1871–1880
- John Marshall (c. 1856-c. 1903):
- Harold Evans: editor 1963–1967
- Allan Prosser
- Peter Sands
- Andrew Smith
- Peter Barron: editor 1999–
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