Sunday newspaper

A Sunday newspaper is a current affairs publication issued on a Sunday. In the United Kingdom, eleven Sunday-only weekly newspapers are distributed nationally. Many daily newspapers now have Sunday editions, usually with a related name (e.g. The Times and The Sunday Times), but are editorially distinct.

History

The first Sunday paper was Elizabeth Johnson's British Gazette and Sunday Monitor,[1] which launched in 1779 and ceased publication on 22 September 1805.[2] It contained a summary of the week's news and a religious column.[1]

The Observer was first published on 4 December 1791.

By the 1930s, "almost everyone" in the British population read a newspaper on Sundays.[3]

The Mail on Sunday launched in 1982. The Independent on Sunday launched in 1990.

References

  1. ^ a b Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things. Reader's Digest. 27 November 2009. p. 160. ISBN 978-0276445699.
  2. ^ "E. Johnson's British gazette and Sunday monitor". Library of Congress. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ Bingham, Adrian (May 2005). "Monitoring the popular press: an historical perspective". History & Policy. United Kingdom: History & Policy. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2010.