Birmingham Mail
| Birmingham Mail | |
| Type | Daily newspaper (Except Sundays) |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Editor | Graeme Brown |
| Founded | 1870 (as Birmingham Daily Mail) |
| Language | English |
| City | Birmingham |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 3,965 (as of 2024)[1] |
| Website | birminghamlive |
The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country and Birmingham Live online) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham,[2] England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.[3]
Background
[edit | edit source]The newspaper was founded as the Birmingham Daily Mail in 1870,[4] in April 1963 it became known as the Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with the Birmingham Evening Despatch[5] and was titled the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005.[6] The Mail is published Monday to Saturday; the Sunday Mercury is a sister paper published on a Sunday.[7]
The newspaper is owned by Reach plc,[8] who also own the Daily Mirror[9] and the Birmingham Post,[10] the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.[11]
BirminghamLive
[edit | edit source]In 2018, the Birmingham Mail rebranded its online presence, including its website and app, as Birmingham Live.[12]
In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the Regional Press Awards.[13]
In 2024, BirminghamLive became the largest regional publisher in the UK with 11 million monthly visitors.[14]
Editorial roles
[edit | edit source]The current Birmingham Mail editor is Graeme Brown,[15] who is also editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post, the Sunday Mercury, and their sister website BirminghamLive.[16]
Former editors and journalists
[edit | edit source]- Marc Reeves[17] and another previous editor of the newspaper was David Brookes,[18] who held the role from 2009 until 2014
- Steve Dyson,[19] who is now a Pundit specialising in the state of contemporary newspapers.[19]
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External links
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