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The Eastern Daily Press (EDP) is a regional newspaper covering Norfolk, northern parts of Suffolk and eastern Cambridgeshire, and is published daily in Norwich, UK. The paper also produces a sister edition, the Norwich Evening News.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact (ex-broadsheet) |
| Publisher | Newsquest |
| Editor | Richard Porritt |
| Founded | 1870 |
| Political alignment | Nonpartisan |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Norwich |
| Circulation | 13,059 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | edp24 |
History
editFounded in 1870 as a broadsheet called the Eastern Counties Daily Press, it changed its name to the Eastern Daily Press in 1872. It switched to the compact (tabloid) format in the mid-1990s. The paper is now owned and published by Newsquest. In 2022 Newsquest took over the newspaper's former publisher Archant, formerly known as Eastern Counties Newspapers Group.
Notable editors and former journalists
edit- Edmund Rogers - founding editor, 1870–73
- Keiron Pim, biographer, author of Endless Flight: The Life of Joseph Roth
Current editors
edit- Richard Porritt
References
edit- ^ "Norwich - Eastern Daily Press". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
External links
edit- EDP24, the newspaper's online site.
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