| The Belfast Newsletter | |
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
| Format | Tabloid |
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| Owner | Johnston Publishing (NI) |
| Editor | Darwin Templeton |
| Founded | 1737 |
| Political allegiance | Unionism |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
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| Website: www.newsletter.co.uk | |
The News Letter is one of Northern Ireland's main daily newspapers, published Monday to Saturday. 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 Johnston Publishing (NI is a large newspaper group in Northern Ireland consisting of Mortons Newspapers and the News Letter, and is a holding company of Johnston Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of It is the oldest English language general daily newspaper still in publication in the world, having first been printed in 1737. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a [1][2]
The newspaper's editorial stance and readership, while originally Republican,[3] is strongly unionist. Irish republicanism (Poblachtánachas is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent Republic Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and Its primary competitors are the Belfast Telegraph (which is moderately unionist in outlook) and the Irish News which adopts a largely Irish nationalist perspective. The Belfast Telegraph is a daily evening newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Independent News and Media. The Irish News is a compact -sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Irish nationalism (Náisiúnachas Éireannach refers to political and sociological movements and sentiment that embodies a love for Irish ancestry, culture and language and
The News Letter has changed hands several times since the mid-1990s and since 2005 is owned by the Johnston Press holding company Johnston Publishing (NI)
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Title
The full legal title of the newspaper is the "Belfast News Letter" though the word Belfast does not appear on the masthead any more. Johnston Press plc ( is a newspaper publisher based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Johnston Publishing (NI is a large newspaper group in Northern Ireland consisting of Mortons Newspapers and the News Letter, and is a holding company of Johnston Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.
History
Founded in 1737, the News Letter was printed in Joy's Entry in Belfast. The Joys were a family of Huguenot descent who added much to eighteenth-century Belfast, noted for their compiling materials for its history. Francis Joy, the father of Henry and Robert, had come to Belfast early in the century from the County Antrim village of Killead. Henry Joy McCracken ( 31 August, 1767 &ndash 17 July, 1798) was a Cotton manufacturer and Industrialist, Presbyterian Killead is a small Village in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, near Aldergrove and Antrim. In Belfast he married the daughter of the town sovereign, and set up a practice as an attorney. In 1737, he obtained a small printing-press which was in settlement of a debt, and used it to publish the town’s first newspaper at the sign of ‘The Peacock’ in Bridge Street. The family later bought a paper mill in Ballymena, and were able to produce enough paper not only for their own publication but for the whole Province of Ulster. Ulster ( Ulaidh ˈkwɪɟɪ ˈʌlË u / ˈʌlË i is one of the four provinces of Ireland, in addition to Connacht, Munster and Leinster [4][5]
Originally published three times weekly, it became daily in 1855. The title is now located in the Boucher Road industrial estate in the south of Belfast.
According to the newspaper's owners:
| “ | The News Letter [can claim] the first genuine "world exclusive". The boat carrying the first copy to leave America of the Declaration of Independence, and bound for London, hit stormy waters off the north coast of Ireland. The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The boat sought refuge in Londonderry port and arrangements were made for the declaration to be sent on horseback to Belfast, where it would be met by another ship for delivery to King George III. Londonderry Port at Lisahally is a Port in Derry, Northern Ireland. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
Somehow, and in the best traditions of revelatory journalism, the News Letter editor of the day gained access to the priceless document and duly published it on the front page of the August 23, 1776 edition. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Today there is a constant demand for copies of that famous and historical front page. [6] |
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Before the partition of Ireland in 1922, the Newsletter was distributed island-wide. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Since then it has become a northern newspaper specifically with a predominantly unionist political outlook.
Politics
The News Letter was historically linked with Republicans,[7] then becoming a Unionist title. Irish republicanism (Poblachtánachas is an ideology based on the Irish nationalist belief that all of Ireland should be a single independent Republic Unionism in Ireland, is a belief in the desirability of a full constitutional and institutional relationship between Ireland and Great Britain based on the terms and Editor Geoff Martin was succeeded in 2003 by Nigel Wareing, formerly of the Guardian Media Group. Not to be confused with the Guardian Enterprise Group, an American media company (see.
Other Publications
The paper publishes several weekly and infrequent supplements, such as Farming Life and Catwalk. It also prints many titles for other publishers including Trinity Mirror and Guardian Media Group. Trinity Mirror plc is a large United Kingdom Newspaper and Magazine publisher Not to be confused with the Guardian Enterprise Group, an American media company (see. It also prints the Ulster-Scots Agency publication, The Ulster-Scot. The Ulster-Scots Agency (in its own Ulster Scots, Tha Boord o Ulstèr-Scotch) is a cross-border body set up in Ireland to promote the Ulster The Ulster-Scot is a free monthly Publication produced by the Ulster-Scots Agency, published in Northern Ireland.
Circulation
Circulation currently stands at approximately 29,000, but this does not include the Farming Life supplement. When Farming Life is sold with the News Letter on Wednesdays and Saturdays circulation peaks at around 40,000 and is read across the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. Sectarianism is Bigotry, Discrimination, Prejudice or Hatred arising from attaching importance to perceived differences between subdivisions
References
- ^ Research guide: Irish news & newspapers, Boston College, 13 December 2004, accessed 25 September 2006
- ^ Ruth Johnston, Your place and mine: Belfast News Letter, BBC, accessed 25 September 2006
- ^ A Deeper Silence: The Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen, A. For similarly-named academic institutions see Education in Boston MA. T. Q. Stewart, The Blackstaff Press, 1998, ISBN 0 85640 642 2 pg. 134-164
- ^ The Life and Times of Mary Ann McCracken, 1770-1866: a Belfast Panorama, Mary McNeill, The Blackstaff Press, rpt 1988
- ^ A Deeper Silence: The Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen, A. T. Q. Stewart, The Blackstaff Press, 1998, ISBN 0 85640 642 2
- ^ The history of the News Letter, Belfast Today, accessed 25 September 2006
- ^ A Deeper Silence: The Hidden Origins of the United Irishmen, A. T. Q. Stewart, The Blackstaff Press, 1998, ISBN 0 85640 642 2 pg. 134-164
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