Birmingham Mail Explained

Birmingham Mail
Type:Daily newspaper (Except Sundays)
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:1870 (as Birmingham Daily Mail)
Owners:Reach plc
Publishing City:Birmingham
Publishing Country:England, UK
Editor:Graeme Brown
Language:English
Circulation:5,074
Circulation Date:2023
Circulation Ref:[1]

The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.

Background

The newspaper was founded as the Birmingham Daily Mail in 1870,[2] in April 1963 it became known as the Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with the Birmingham Evening Despatch[3] and was titled the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005.[4] The Mail is published Monday to Saturday. The Sunday Mercury is a sister paper published on a Sunday.[5]

The newspaper is owned by Reach plc,[6] who also own the Daily Mirror[7] and the Birmingham Post,[8] the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.

BirminghamLive

In 2018, the Birmingham Mail rebranded its online presence, including its website and app, as Birmingham Live.[9]

In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the Regional Press Awards.

In 2024, BirminghamLive became the largest regional publisher in the UK with 11 million monthly visitors.[10]

Editorial roles

The current Birmingham Mail editor is Graeme Brown,[11] who is also editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post, the Sunday Mercury, and their sister website BirminghamLive.[12]

Former editors and journalists

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birmingham Mail . . 26 January 2024 . 2 March 2024.
  2. Web site: The Birmingham daily mail . . Copac . JISC . 6 July 2018 . 7 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707005904/https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/1009422?style=html .
  3. News: Another Newspaper Merged . 26 April 2021 . . 9 April 1963 . 18 . en.
  4. Web site: Trinity Mirror in major overhaul of Birmingham Mail . . 3 October 2005 . Campaign . 6 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Sunday Mercury wins newspaper of the year . . 27 November 2007 . Press Gazette . 6 July 2018.
  6. Web site: About Us . . BirminghamLive . Reach plc . 6 July 2018.
  7. Web site: Our Newsbrands . . Reach plc . 6 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215137/https://www.reachplc.com/brands . 6 July 2018 .
  8. Web site: About Us . . Birmingham Post . 6 July 2018.
  9. Web site: Brown . Graeme . 2018-03-12 . What is Birmingham Live? A new home of news and sport in our city . 2024-05-30 . Birmingham Live . en.
  10. Web site: Maher . Bron . 2024-05-14 . How Birmingham Live became the biggest online local newsbrand in Britain . 2024-05-30 . Press Gazette . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2020-12-28 . A letter from the editor of the Birmingham Mail . 2022-03-15 . InYourArea.co.uk.
  12. Web site: Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport . 2022-03-15 . Birmingham Mail . en.
  13. Web site: Marc Reeves . . Birmingham Press Club . 6 July 2018 . 7 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010219/http://www.birminghampressclub.co.uk/new-page-1/ .
  14. Web site: Linford . Paul . 20 November 2014 . Reeves takes charge in new Trinity Mirror restructure . 6 July 2018 . Hold the Front Page.
  15. News: Greenslade . Roy . 2015-06-18 . Former Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson on his old paper's demise . 2024-07-25 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.

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