Yorkshire Post
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Yorkshire Post Newspapers |
| Editor | James Mitchinson |
| Founded | 1754 |
| Headquarters | Leeds, England |
| Circulation | 39,698 (December 2010 – June 2011) |
| Website | http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/ |
The Yorkshire Post is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, covering the whole of Yorkshire as well as parts of north Derbyshire and Lincolnshire. It has satellite offices in Sheffield, York, Hull, Harrogate and Scarborough, as well as correspondents in Westminster and the City of London. Alongside The Scotsman it is one of the flagship titles owned by Johnston Press. Founded in 1754, it is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. The current editor is Jeremy Clifford.
It regards itself as a national broadsheet, rather than a local news carrier, and its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". Its focus on international and national news gives it a wider focus than that usually associated with a provincial newspaper; editions are available throughout the United Kingdom.
The paper was founded in 1754, as the Leeds Intelligencer, making it one of Britain's first daily newspapers. The Leeds Intelligencer was a weekly newspaper until it was given its current name and was published daily in 1866.
The first issue of The Yorkshire Post, on 2 July 1866 (after the change of title from the Intelligencer), included the following statement:
The newspaper broke the story of the Edward VIII abdication crisis under the editorship of Arthur Mann. At its peak in the 1950s it sold 120,000 copies a day. This figure had dropped to 40,000 by 2012, rising to nearer 90,000 on a weekend.
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