- Ulster Herald
The Ulster Herald is a weekly newspaper based in
Omagh ,County Tyrone ,Northern Ireland , known locally as The Herald. http://www.ulsterherald.comThe Newspaper was founded in 1901, and retained much of the same format until 2001, when a major reformat took place. This new format helped the paper claim the Newspaper Society’s Weekly Newspaper of the Year awards for 2003 and 2004. [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/11/16/story904064998.asp]
From the 22 June 2006 issue, a new compact format was established, following almost unanimous requests from the readership. It has been reflected that after this unveiling of a compact edition that some readers now hark back to the days of the County's oldest newspaper being a broadsheet.The paper's focus is almost exclusively on local issues, and any mention of International, or UK or Ireland national news is limited to either columnists' comments, or if there is a connection to the area (for example, if a local resident is caught in a tragedy).
The paper's circulation, as of March 2006, was 12,247 [http://www.abc.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5] . The papers circulation increased from 10,000 in 1998 to 12,500 in 2003. [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2003/11/16/story904064998.asp] .
The Current editor is Darach MacDonald.
The Ulster Herald office hosts the main printing press in the region, so the same team that contributes to the Herald, also contribute to the other local papers, such as the
Strabane Chronicle ,Fermanagh Herald andTyrone Herald It is published by the
North West of Ireland Printing & Publishing Co. Ltd .External links
* http://www.ulsterherald.com/ - Official Website
Most information taken from June 15th 2006 edition of the Ulster Herald.
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