Hull Daily Mail
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Trinity Mirror |
| Editor | Neil Hodgkinson |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 40,000 + |
| Website | www |
The Hull Daily Mail is a daily newspaper for Kingston upon Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. It is the largest selling regional newspaper in Yorkshire. The Hull Daily Mail has been circulated in various guises since 1885. The Hull Daily Mail publishes a second edition, the "East Riding Mail", covering East Yorkshire outside the city of Hull.
The paper is published by Mail News & Media. Mail News & Media also publishes two free weekly newspapers, the Hull Advertiser and Beverley Advertiser, and a monthly magazine, The Journal. In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.
The Hull Daily Mail is produced every day except for Sunday and has a readership of around 170,000.
The paper's prehistory is indicated in the heading of the first issue on Tuesday, 29 September 1885 which reads Hull Daily Mail and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Courier (with which is incorporated The Hull and Lincolnshire Times). The paper had 4 pages and cost one halfpenny and was published daily.
Its political stance was declared as both defensive and aggressive Conservatism, though with regard to local affairs it would not be influenced by its national convictions. It would rely entirely on its own reporters and not use 'stereo'. For national news, it would draw on the best telegraphic communications. It aimed to be a profitable commercial venture, believing that profit would also ensure quality.
From 8 March 1886, the paper was published as The Hull Daily Mail And Hull Packet. The Hull Packet had nearly a century of history behind it, having run from 1787 to 26 February 1886 closing with issue number 5,288.
The on-line archived Hull Daily Mail is a valuable record of the social history of the city from 1885 to 1950 and sets its story in the context of national and international events. Alongside major developments will be found the stories of minor achievements and minor crimes, of small clubs, pubs, theatres and cinemas, businesses, churches, schools and neighbourhood groups and within them 'snapshots' of individuals with no claim to fame other than that they were there.
The newspaper has won the award for Yorkshire Daily Newspaper of the Year five times, in 2003, 2004, 2006 2007 and 2012. It has also won accolades for its pioneering work in video journalism, reports available via its website, thisishullandeastriding.co.uk.
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