Johnston Publishing (NI)

Johnston Publishing (NI)

Johnston Publishing (NI) is a large newspaper group in Northern Ireland consisting of Mortons Newspapers and the News Letter, and is a holding company of Johnston Press. The company was formed following Johnston Press's purchase of Century Newspapers (publishers of the daily newspaper, the News Letter) from Trinity Mirror, and Scottish Radio Holdings' 45 weekly newspapers (Score Press) following their take over by EMAP.

The company is one of the three main holding companies for Johnston Press on the island of Ireland, the other two being Derry Journal Newspapers in the northwest and Johnston Press Ireland in the Republic. Johnston Publishing (NI) has its headquarters in Portadown, County Armagh.

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Morton Newspapers/Score Press

Morton Newspapers was set up by John Morton in 1936, when he purchased the Lurgan Mail title. It slowly expanded over the next eight decades purchasing the Portadown Times in 1949, the Londonderry Sentinel in 1953 and the Ballymena Times in 1986 amongst others. It also launched several newspapers including the Ulster Star in 1957 and FarmWeek in 1959.[1]

In December 1995, the sale of the company by the Morton family to Scottish Radio Holding's was completed for £11.2m, and became part of Score Press.[2] Ten years later in 2005, Scottish Radio Holding's 45 titles (sixteen in Scotland, twenty-four in Northern Ireland and five in the Republic of Ireland), including Morton Newspapers, were bought by Johnston Press for £155m[3] and became known as Johnston Publishing (NI). Mortons Newspapers is now a subsidiary of Johnston Publishing (NI), and is used to differentiate between the local newspapers (Mortons) and the daily title, the News Letter

The cragavon echo has been pulled - stopped printing last week fist week June 2010

Century Press/Belfast News Letter

Century Press and Publishing's main title was the News Letter a leading daily in Northern Ireland. In 1996, what became Trinity Mirror bought a 90% stake in the company for £15m and in 2004 it sold the company along with the Derry Journal Group to the 3i holding company Local Press Ltd for £46.3m.[4] Local Press was then purchased by Johnston Press a year later in November 2005 for a reported £65m.[5] After the purchase of Local Press Ltd, the Century was reorganised with the News Letter becoming part of Johnston Publishing (NI) and the rest held by a holding company called Derry Journal Newspapers.

Current Titles

Daily

  • News Letter

Local

Free Titles

  • Banbridge & District Weekender
  • Belfast News
  • Craigavon Echo
  • East Antrim Advertiser
  • Lisburn Echo
  • Mid Ulster Echo
  • North West Echo

References

  1. ^ History of Morton Newspapers
  2. ^ Newspaper Society Database of Mergers
  3. ^ Ketupa Media Profiles: Johnston Press
  4. ^ Ketupa Media Profiles: Trinity Mirror
  5. ^ Newspaper Society Database of Mergers

External links

v · d · eIrish newspapers owned by Johnston Press
Daily
Local/Regional
Ballymena Times  • Ballymoney and Moyle Times  • Coleraine Times  • Derry Journal  • Donegal Democrat / Donegal People’s Press  • Donegal on Sunday  • Dromore Leader  • Dundalk Democrat  • The Echo  • Larne Times  • Leinster Leader  • Leinster Express  • Kilkenny People  • Leitrim Observer  • Limerick Leader  • Londonderry Sentinel  • Longford Leader  • Lurgan Mail  • Mid Ulster Mail  • The Nationalist and Munster Advertiser  • Offaly Express  • Portadown Times  • Sunday Journal  • Tipperary Star  • Tyrone Times  • Ulster Star
Freesheets
Banbridge & District Weekender  • Belfast News  • City News  • Craigavon Echo  • East Antrim Advertiser  • Foyle News  • Letterkenny People  • Lisburn Echo  • Mid Ulster Echo  • North West Echo
Holding Companies
Derry Journal Newspapers  • Johnston Press Ireland  • Johnston Publishing (NI)
v · List of newspapers in Northern Ireland
Pan-regional
Regional

Andersonstown News • Antrim Times • Armagh Observer • Ballyclare Gazette • Ballymena Times • Ballymoney and Moyle Times • Banbridge Chronicle • Banbridge Leader • Belfast News • Carrick & East Antrim Times • Carrickfergus Advertiser • Coleraine Journal • Coleraine Times • Community Telegraph (Belfast) • County Down Spectator • Craigavon Echo • Derry Journal • Down Recorder • Dromore Leader • Dromore Star • East Antrim Advertiser • East Belfast Observer • East Belfast Herald • Farmweek • Fermanagh Herald • Foyle News • The Impartial Reporter • Larne Gazette • Larne Times • Lisburn Echo • Londonderry Sentinel • Lurgan Mail • Mid Ulster Echo • Mid Ulster Mail • Mourne Observer, Newcastle'' • Newry Democrat • Newry Reporter • Newtownabbey Times • Newtownards Chronicle • Newtownards Spectator • North Belfast News • North West Echo • The North West Telegraph • The Outlook (Rathfriland) • Portadown Times • Roe Valley Sentinel • South Belfast News • Strabane Chronicle • Sunday Journal (Derry) • Tyrone Constitution • Tyrone Courier • Tyrone Times • Ulster Gazette (Armagh) • Ulster Star (Lisburn) • Ulster Herald (Omagh)
Defunct
Daily Ireland • Down Democrat • Protestant Telegraph • Ireland's Saturday Night • Lá Nua • Ulsterman
See also: Republic of Ireland newspapers

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