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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Independent News and Media |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Political allegiance | Conservative, moderate unionist |
| Headquarters | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Website | www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk |
The Belfast Telegraph is a daily evening newspaper published in Belfast, Northern Ireland by Independent News and Media.
It was first published as the Belfast Evening Telegraph on 1 September 1870 by brothers William and George Baird. Its first edition cost half a penny and ran to four pages covering the Franco-Prussian war and local news.
Unlike its London-based stablemate The Independent, the Belfast Telegraph is conservative in outlook. In the context of Northern Irish politics, the Belfast Telegraph attempts to attract readers from across the community, though it is decidedly moderate unionist in outlook.[1][2][3]
Its competitors are The News Letter and The Irish News.
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average daily circulation of 94,540 between June 2004 and January 2005.[4] It is the largest Northern Irish newspaper by some distance, despite falling sales.
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| Circulation | 75,964 |
| Readership | - |
| Dates | January 2008 – June 2008 |
| Source | Audit Bureau of Circulations |
According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, the paper had an average circulation of 75,964 for the first six months of 2008.
The morning "Compact Edition", launched in March 2005, has struggled to replicate the evening newspaper's success. Its editorial content is more tabloid orientated, with a greater entertainment story count than the evening paper. The evening edition of the newspaper was originally called the "Sixth Late", and "Sixth Late Tele" was a familiar cry made by vendors in Belfast City Centre in the past.
Belfast Telegraph Group
The Belfast Telegraph is the primary title of the Belfast Telegraph Group, responsible for printing:
- Belfast Telegraph
- Morning "Compact Edition" (Mon-Sat)
- Afternoon broadsheet format "City Edition" (Mon-Fri)
- Evening broadsheet format "Final Edition" (Mon-Fri)
- County Edition
- North West Telegraph (for the Derry Area)
- Saturday compact "Final Edition"
- Sunday Life
- Ads for Free
- Also holds the printing contract for The Daily Mirror, The Sun, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph, The Irish Daily Star, The Daily Star and The Times for Northern Ireland.
The Belfast Telegraph ceased to print the Ireland's Saturday Night sports evening newspaper in July 2008.
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