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| Type | Daily newspaper (Except Sundays) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Reach plc |
| Editor | Graeme Brown |
| Founded | 1870 (as Birmingham Daily Mail) |
| Language | English |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | England, UK |
| Circulation | 5,074 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | birminghamlive |
The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.
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Background
The newspaper was founded as the Birmingham Daily Mail in 1870,[2] in April 1963 it became known as the Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with the Birmingham Evening Despatch[3] and was titled the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005.[4] The Mail is published Monday to Saturday. The Sunday Mercury is a sister paper published on a Sunday.[5]
The newspaper is owned by Reach plc,[6] who also own the Daily Mirror[7] and the Birmingham Post,[8] the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.
Editorial roles
The current Birmingham Mail editor is Graeme Brown,[9] who is also editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post, the Sunday Mercury, and their sister website BirminghamLive.[10] A former editor is Marc Reeves,[11] and another previous editor of the newspaper was David Brookes,[12] who held the role from 2009 until 2014.
References
- ^ "Birmingham Mail". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 26 January 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "The Birmingham daily mail". Copac. JISC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Another Newspaper Merged". The Guardian. 9 April 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Trinity Mirror in major overhaul of Birmingham Mail". Campaign. 3 October 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Mercury wins newspaper of the year". Press Gazette. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "About Us". BirminghamLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Our Newsbrands". Reach plc. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "A letter from the editor of the Birmingham Mail". InYourArea.co.uk. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Marc Reeves". Birmingham Press Club. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Paul Linford (20 November 2014). "Reeves takes charge in new Trinity Mirror restructure". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
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