Western Mail
The Western Mail is a “red-top” daily tabloid which bills itself as Wales’s national newspaper.
It was founded in Cardiff in 1869 by coal and iron industrialists. This meant that it was not always popular among a large segment of its target readership, the coalminers and steelworkers of South Wales, who regarded it as a “management” paper – especially because of its hostile stance towards strikers in the big strikes of the 20th century. However, it provides a good deal of coverage of populist issues such as rugby, football and athletics; and it tries to find a Welsh angle on events in the wider world.
It’s published by Media Wales Ltd (formerly Western Mail & Echo Ltd), which in turn is part of the Trinity Mirror group.
Originally a broadsheet, it became a “compact” in 2004. It has a sister paper, the South Wales Echo, and an associated Sunday newspaper, Wales on Sunday; all three share the same website.
Website: http://www.icwales.co.uk/
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