Sunday Journal Explained

Sunday Journal
Type:Weekly newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Foundation:March 2004
Owners:Derry Journal Newspapers
Political:Nationalist
Headquarters:Derry, Northern Ireland
Editor:No Editor
Website:www.derryjournal.com
Circulation:2,568 (December 2010-June 2011)[1]

The Sunday Journal is a local newspaper published in Derry, Northern Ireland that was launched in March 2004 as part of the Derry Journal newspaper group. The paper is the only local paper on the island of Ireland to be published on a Sunday, with a current circulation of 2,568. Although an edition of the paper is sold in County Donegal, the Derry edition of the Sunday Journal is still popular on the Inishowen Peninsula and northeast Donegal. The paper is a sister publication of the bi-weekly Derry Journal and Donegal Democrat/Donegal People's Press in the Republic, through the Derry Journal Newspapers holding company, part of Johnston Press. The paper continues the mild nationalist editorial policy of the Derry Journal.The paper is staffed by Derry born journalist, Andrew Quinn, and Donegal born journalist Ellen Barr.

Notes and References

  1. News: ABC figures: How the regional dailies performed . HoldTheFrontPage . UK . 25 September 2011 . 31 August 2011.