| BirminghamWorld | |
| Language: | English |
| Owner: | National World |
| Editor: | Fionnuala Bourke |
| Commercial: | Yes |
| Launch Date: | 2021 |
| Current Status: | Active |
BirminghamWorld is a news media publisher based in the United Kingdom, aimed at people in Birmingham and the West Midlands.[1]
Launched in late 2021, BirminghamWorld is part of a portfolio of UK news websites launched by National World plc, the new owners of JPIMedia.[2] [3]
Following the acquisition of JPIMedia Publishing by National World Plc in January 2021, the company began expanding its footprint into several major metropolitan areas in the UK.[4] [5] [6]
Having successfully launched a new national newspaper online, Nationalworld.com, the group launched similar websites in eight regions: Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Bristol and Wales.[7] [8]
Fionnuala Bourke, former Commercial Audience Editor at Reach plc - Midlands, Cheshire and Lincolnshire, was appointed as Editor for BirminghamWorld.[9] [10] [11]
BirminghamWorld follows the objectives of its sister titles, all under the NationalWorld editorial ethos.[12]
NationalWorld describes itself as a "national news brand, produced by a team of journalists, editors, video producers and designers who live and work across the UK" with the "aim to provide incisive, informed and intelligent coverage of the issues that matter".[13]
The media platform divides its news output into sub-sections including News, Football, Health, Transport, People, Lifestyle, Property, What's On, Your Birmingham, and current topical news including the Gaza and Ukraine crises from a local perspective.[14]