Oxford Mail

Oxford Mail
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Newsquest
EditorAndrew Colley
Founded1928 (1753: predecessor "Jackson's Oxford Journal")
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersNewspaper House, Osney Mead, Oxford
Circulation3,932 (print) (as of 2024)[1]
Websiteoxfordmail.co.uk

Oxford Mail is a daily tabloid newspaper in Oxford, England, owned by Newsquest. It is published six days a week. It is a sister paper to the weekly tabloid The Oxford Times.

History

The Oxford Mail was founded in 1928 by MP Frank Gray as a successor to Jackson's Oxford Journal (1753 - 1928), named after William Jackson, a former printer of the University of Oxford.[2][3][4]

Originally an evening newspaper, the Oxford Mail is now published in the morning and online. In 2017, the Oxford Mail won an Excellence Award and was crowned the best news brand in the country by parent company Newsquest out of almost 170 news brands.[5]

Over time, through the emergence of digitization and online news, audited print circulation gradually declined (from 23,402 in 2008 to 3,932 in 2024)[6][1] while the reading audience largely shifted to online.[5] In January 2024, online reach was 1.2 million.[7]

Notable former staff

References

  1. ^ a b Oxford Mail Print Circulation Data, Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)
  2. ^ Oxford Mail Library. Oxfordshire County Council - History Centre.
  3. ^ Jackson's Oxford Journal. BNA - British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ Printers to the University. Archive. Oxford University Press.
  5. ^ a b Newsquest Excellence Award. Hughes, P. Oxford Mail.
  6. ^ ABC: Paid-for circulation falls at every GB daily. Amos, O. Press Gazette.
  7. ^ Oxford Mail Ipsos Data. Majid, A. Press Gazette.
  8. ^ Cantab Journalists III: Sir David Bell. Arthur, L., Read, O. Varsity.
  9. ^ Barrington-Ward, Mark (2010). Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next?. Oxford: Oxford Civic Society. pp. author's biography on rear cover.
  10. ^ Morley Safer - Obituary. Li, D. K. New York Post.


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