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 Front page of The Courier-Mail 12 December 2005 | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | News Corporation |
| Publisher | Queensland Newspapers |
| Editor | David Fagan |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Language | English |
| Price | AU$1. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 00 Monday-Friday AU$1. 80 Saturday |
| Headquarters |  Brisbane, Australia41 Campbell St Bowen Hills QLD 4006 |
| Circulation | 224,689 Monday-Friday 326,767 Saturday |
| Website: news.com.au/couriermail | |
The Courier-Mail is a daily newspaper published in Brisbane, Australia. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Bowen Hills is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located 3km northeast of the Brisbane CBD. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Owned by News Corporation, it is published daily from Monday to Saturday in tabloid format. News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Its editorial offices are located at Bowen Hills, in Brisbane's inner northern suburbs, and it is printed at Murarrie, in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. Bowen Hills is an inner suburb of Brisbane, Australia, located 3km northeast of the Brisbane CBD. Murarrie is a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs on the southern bank of the Brisbane River adjacent to the Gateway
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History
The first edition of The Courier-Mail was published on 28 August 1933 after a merger of The Brisbane Courier (founded as The Moreton Bay Courier on 20 June 1846) and The Daily Mail (first published on 3 October 1903). Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting This merger was necessitated by the Great Depression which had caused both papers to make financial losses.
Political position
Like most newspapers owned by News Corporation, The Courier-Mail generally supports free market economic policies and the process of globalisation. A free market is a Market in which property rights are voluntarily exchanged at a price arranged completely by the mutual consent of sellers and buyers Globalization (or globalisation) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones It supported the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia
Circulation
The Courier-Mail has the fourth-highest circulation of any daily newspaper in Australia with 224,689 sales Monday to Friday, and 326,767 on Saturdays (June 2006 figures). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It is Brisbane's only daily newspaper. Around three-quarters of the paper's readership is located in the Brisbane metropolitan area. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central [1]
Journalists
Prominent journalists and columnists include Terry Sweetman and Mike O'Connor. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends A columnist is a Journalist who writes material on a regular basis for publication in a series Its current Editor is David Fagan, who is married to columnist and 612 ABC Brisbane radio broadcaster Madonna King. Editing Language, Images or Sound through correction condensation organization and other modifications in various media 612 ABC Brisbane ( Callsign: 4QR) is an ABC Local Radio station in Brisbane, Queensland. Its editorial cartoonist is Sean Leahy. A cartoonist is a person who specializes in drawing Cartoons Traditionally much of this work was and still is humorous and is intended primarily for entertainment purposes Sean Leahy (born 1958 is a cartoonist working for the Courier Mail in Brisbane, Australia
Change to tabloid
From its inception until recently The Courier-Mail was a broadsheet newspaper. On 14 December 2005 it was announced that the paper would change to a tabloid sometime in early 2006. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The last broadsheet edition was published on Saturday 11 March 2006, and the first tabloid edition was published on Monday 13 March 2006. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On the same day, the paper's website was revamped and expanded.
The change to a "compact" format brought The Courier-Mail in line with all other News Limited Australian metropolitan daily newspapers. News Limited was the principal holding for the business interests of Rupert Murdoch until the formation of News Corporation in 1979 This followed the change to a tabloid format by The Advertiser of Adelaide - another News Corporation newspaper - some years earlier. The Advertiser is a daily tabloid Newspaper published in the city of Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a
References
- ^ The Courier-Mail Demographics. Retrieved on 2007-02-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
See also
External links
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