Derry Journal
| Type | Bi-Weekly Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Derry Journal Newspapers |
| Editor | Arthur Duffy |
| Founded | 3 June 1772 |
| Political alignment | Irish nationalism |
| Headquarters | Duncreggan Road, Derry |
| Circulation | Tuesday: 19,732, Friday: 21,359 |
| Website | www.derryjournal.com |
Coordinates: 55°00′44″N 7°19′06″W / 55.01212°N 7.3183°W
The Derry Journal is a newspaper based in Derry, Northern Ireland, serving County Londonderry as well as County Donegal in the Republic of Ireland. It is operated by a Johnston Press holding company entitled Derry Journal Newspapers. The paper is published on Tuesday and Friday and is a sister paper of the Sunday Journal, the only local newspaper published in Ireland on a Sunday. It is the second oldest newspaper still in existence in Ireland.
The London-Derry Journal and General Advertiser was a four-page paper that cost one penny and was initially published on Wednesday and Saturday. In October of the same year as its launch, the paper's publication days were changed to Tuesday and Friday, and 1877 it became a daily paper for a brief time, however, this lasted just three months and the paper became a tri-weekly publication after three months (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
In its early days, the paper's editorial policy was that of the Protestant community who would become known as 'Unionists' in the following decades. However, in 1829 the paper endorsed Catholic Emancipation (equal rights for Catholics), leading to the then editor, William Wallen, to resign in protest to form the Londonderry Sentinel and North West Advertiser. The paper's position became more nationalist throughout the nineteenth century and was renamed the 'Derry Journal' in 1880 (the nationalist name for the city). The next major change to the paper took place in January 1958 when the paper reverted to its current publishing schedule: Tuesday and Friday.
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