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The '''''Manchester Evening News''''' (commonly abbreviated as the ''MEN'') is a British daily newspaper published each week day and on Saturdays which is owned by [[Trinity Mirror|Trinity Mirror plc]]. It is distributed throughout [[Greater Manchester]]. It sells 81,326 copies a day and gives away 99,574.<ref name="PG-090308">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=40528|title=Part-paid part-free strategy gets ABC boost|newspaper=Press Gazette|last=|first=|date=9 March 2008}}</ref>
The '''''Manchester Evening News''''' (commonly abbreviated as the ''M.E.N.'') is a British daily newspaper published each week day and on Saturdays which is owned by [[Trinity Mirror|Trinity Mirror plc]]. It is distributed throughout [[Greater Manchester]]. It sells 81,326 copies a day and gives away 99,574.<ref name="PG-090308">{{cite news|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=40528|title=Part-paid part-free strategy gets ABC boost|newspaper=Press Gazette|last=|first=|date=9 March 2008}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
The paper was first published in 1868 by [[Mitchell Henry]] as part of his [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] election campaign. Shortly after the election the newspaper was sold to [[John Edward Taylor]], the son of the founder and owner of the ''Manchester Guardian'' (now ''[[The Guardian]]''). Taylor brought his brother-in-law Peter Allen in as a partner in the ''Evening News''; after Taylor's death in 1907 the ''Guardian'' was sold to its editor [[C. P. Scott]] while the ''Evening News'' passed into the hands of the Allen family. Scott's ''Guardian'' bought the ''Evening News'' in the 1920s. The ''MEN'' was part of the [[Guardian Media Group]] until in February 2010 it was sold, along with GMG's other regional newspapers, to Trinity Mirror.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article7020351.ece|title=Guardian Media Group offloads regional newspaper arm|newspaper=Times Online|last=Mostrous|first=Alexi|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>
The paper was first published in 1868 by [[Mitchell Henry]] as part of his [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliamentary]] election campaign. Shortly after the election the newspaper was sold to [[John Edward Taylor]], the son of the founder and owner of the ''Manchester Guardian'' (now ''[[The Guardian]]''). Taylor brought his brother-in-law Peter Allen in as a partner in the ''Evening News''; after Taylor's death in 1907 the ''Guardian'' was sold to its editor [[C. P. Scott]] while the ''Evening News'' passed into the hands of the Allen family. Scott's ''Guardian'' bought the ''Evening News'' in the 1920s. The ''M.E.N.'' was part of the [[Guardian Media Group]] until in February 2010 it was sold, along with GMG's other regional newspapers, to Trinity Mirror.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article7020351.ece|title=Guardian Media Group offloads regional newspaper arm|newspaper=Times Online|last=Mostrous|first=Alexi|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>


The purchase by Trinity Mirror will include the condition that the headquarters for the Manchester Evening News and all other M.E.N Media titles would be moved from the current location of Scott Place in the [[Spinningfields]] area of Manchester city centre to an existing Trinity Mirror site at [[Chadderton]], [[Oldham]]. This is also where the papers and other Trinity Mirror titles in the North West are printed.<ref name= Manchester Evening News sold by Guardian Media Group>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1192028_manchester_evening_news_sold_by_guardian_media_group_|title=Manchester Evening News sold by Guardian Media Group|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>
The purchase by Trinity Mirror will include the condition that the headquarters for the Manchester Evening News and all other M.E.N Media titles would be moved from the current location of Scott Place in the [[Spinningfields]] area of Manchester city centre to an existing Trinity Mirror site at [[Chadderton]], [[Oldham]]. This is also where the papers and other Trinity Mirror titles in the North West are printed.<ref name= Manchester Evening News sold by Guardian Media Group>{{cite news|url=http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/business/s/1192028_manchester_evening_news_sold_by_guardian_media_group_|title=Manchester Evening News sold by Guardian Media Group|newspaper=Manchester Evening News|date=9 February 2010}}</ref>
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Despite its "evening" title, the newspaper began publication of a morning edition in November 2004, a controversial move which brought union members to the brink of strike action over new work rotas.
Despite its "evening" title, the newspaper began publication of a morning edition in November 2004, a controversial move which brought union members to the brink of strike action over new work rotas.


===MEN Lite===
===M.E.N. Lite===
In March 2005 the paper launched a cut down afternoon version of the paper titled ''MEN Lite'', which was distributed free to commuters within Manchester's city centre.
In March 2005 the paper launched a cut down afternoon version of the paper titled ''M.E.N. Lite'', which was distributed free to commuters within Manchester's city centre.


===Part-free===
===Part-free===

Revision as of 10:14, 15 March 2010

Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News Front Page
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Trinity Mirror
EditorMaria McGeoghan (Acting Editor)
Founded1868
Political alignmentPopulist
HeadquartersManchester, England
Circulation81,326 sold, 99,574 free[1]
WebsiteManchesterEveningNews.co.uk

The Manchester Evening News (commonly abbreviated as the M.E.N.) is a British daily newspaper published each week day and on Saturdays which is owned by Trinity Mirror plc. It is distributed throughout Greater Manchester. It sells 81,326 copies a day and gives away 99,574.[1]

History

The paper was first published in 1868 by Mitchell Henry as part of his Parliamentary election campaign. Shortly after the election the newspaper was sold to John Edward Taylor, the son of the founder and owner of the Manchester Guardian (now The Guardian). Taylor brought his brother-in-law Peter Allen in as a partner in the Evening News; after Taylor's death in 1907 the Guardian was sold to its editor C. P. Scott while the Evening News passed into the hands of the Allen family. Scott's Guardian bought the Evening News in the 1920s. The M.E.N. was part of the Guardian Media Group until in February 2010 it was sold, along with GMG's other regional newspapers, to Trinity Mirror.[2]

The purchase by Trinity Mirror will include the condition that the headquarters for the Manchester Evening News and all other M.E.N Media titles would be moved from the current location of Scott Place in the Spinningfields area of Manchester city centre to an existing Trinity Mirror site at Chadderton, Oldham. This is also where the papers and other Trinity Mirror titles in the North West are printed.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Editions

Despite its "evening" title, the newspaper began publication of a morning edition in November 2004, a controversial move which brought union members to the brink of strike action over new work rotas.

M.E.N. Lite

In March 2005 the paper launched a cut down afternoon version of the paper titled M.E.N. Lite, which was distributed free to commuters within Manchester's city centre.

Part-free

On 2 May 2006 the Evening News dropped the "Lite" edition in favour of a "part-free, part-paid" distribution model for the main paper. Copies were, while readers outside that area continued to pay for the paper.

In December 2006, the paper also began free distribution at Manchester Airport and hospitals throughout Greater Manchester.

In December 2009, the newspaper announced that as of January 2010 the paper would no longer be handed out free Monday to Friday in the city centre and other selected locations. Instead they would be handed out free as previously on Thursdays and Fridays, but would regain their paid-for status in these locations at all other times.

It is unknown to whether under the new ownership of Trinity Mirror that this strategy may change again.

See also

References and notes

  1. ^ a b "Part-paid part-free strategy gets ABC boost". Press Gazette. 9 March 2008.
  2. ^ Mostrous, Alexi (9 February 2010). "Guardian Media Group offloads regional newspaper arm". Times Online.


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