First News

First News
Type Children's weekly newsmagazine
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) First News (UK) Ltd
Founded May 2006
Political alignment Independent
Language English
Headquarters  United Kingdom Manchester, UK
Circulation 79,431
Website firstnews.co.uk

First News is a UK newspaper for young readers. It is published in a full colour tabloid format every Friday, and aims to present current events and politics in a child-friendly format, alongside news on entertainment, sport and computer games. Its weekly circulation during the first half of 2013 was 68,630.[1]

First News was founded by Sarah and Steve Thomson and launched by Editor Nicky Cox MBE in May 2006 at 11 Downing Street, official residence of the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer.[2] The paper is published by First News (UK) Ltd, an independently financed publishing house established in January 2006. The First News (UK) Ltd management team comprises newspaper editor Cox, former editorial director of BBC Children's Magazines, with a steering role from the Thomsons, who were investors.

In November 2007 First News was awarded a Guinness World Record for launching a special edition "World’s Smallest Newspaper" in celebration of Guinness World Records Day. The tabloid measured 32 by 22 millimetres (1.26 by 0.87 in).[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Standard Certificate of Circulation for First News", Audit Bureau of Circulations, Jan-June 2013.
  2. ↑ Terazono, Eriko (2006-05-05). "Morgan makes paper child's play". Financial Times. Retrieved 2006-05-05.
  3. ↑ "Guinness World Records". www.guinnessworldrecords.com. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.