Express & Echo
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Local World |
| Editor | Patrick Phelvin [1] |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Circulation | 19,749 (Jul-Dec 2012)[2] |
| Website | exeterexpressandecho |
The Express & Echo is a paid-for newspaper for Exeter and the surrounding area.
History[edit]
The Express & Echo was established in 1904 as the result of a merger between the Western Echo and the Devon Evening Express, which was founded in 1864. It was published on green-tinted newsprint until 1930. It switched from broadsheet to tabloid format in 1979.[3]
It was published daily until September 2011, when it became a weekly newspaper.[4] In 2012, Local World acquired previous owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[5]
From February 2015 the paper began publishing bi-weekly, with a smaller and more compact Monday edition alongside the Thursday edition.
References[edit]
- ^ Boyle, Darren (1 February 2014). "Local World appoints Jon-Paul Hedge as editor of Exeter Express & Echo". Press Gazette.
- ^ "Exeter - Express & Echo". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- ^ Newspaper History at the Wayback Machine (archived November 24, 2009)
- ^ Linford, Paul (5 Aug 2011). "Exeter daily becomes latest Northcliffe title to go weekly". HoldTheFrontPage.
- ^ Daily Mail sells regional newspapers to Local World BBC News, 21 November 2012
