| Type | Evening newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | D. C. Thomson & Co. |
| Founder(s) | John Leng |
| Publisher | D. C. Thomson & Co. |
| Editor | Dave Lord |
| Founded | 1877 (as Dundee Evening Telegraph) |
| Political alignment | Right-wing populist[1] |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Dundee, Scotland |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 18,078 (January - June 2015, 99.8% paid)[2] |
| Website | eveningtelegraph |
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The Evening Telegraph is a local newspaper in Dundee, Scotland. Known locally as the Tele (usually pronounced Tully or Tilly), it is the sister paper of The Courier, also published by Dundee firm D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. It was founded in 1877. Dave Lord is the Evening Telegraph's current editor.[3]
History
Originally founded by John Leng, the Evening Telegraph began to adopt its current conservative and populist editorial style after it was acquired by DC Thomson.[4]
External links
- ^ MacKenzie, John M. (1984). Propaganda and Empire: the manipulation of British public opinion, 1880–1960. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press. p. 219. ISBN 0719018692.
- ^ "UK Regional daily newspaper circulations for the first half of 2015 (Source: ABC)". Press Gazette. UK. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
- ^ "Dave Lord unveiled as Tele's new editor". Evening Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ MacKenzie, John (1984). Propaganda and empire : the manipulation of British public opinion, 1880-1960. Manchester, U.K.: Manchester University Press. ISBN 0-7190-1499-9. OCLC 10208219.