Standard Messenger is a weekly suburban newspaper in Adelaide, part of the Messenger Newspapers group. The Standard's area covers the inner-north of Adelaide's metropolitan area, from Collinswood in the south to Gepps Cross in the north.[1]

Standard Messenger
TypeWeekly suburban newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Messenger Newspapers (News Limited)
EditorMegan Lloyd
Staff writersKasia Ozog
Founded1959; 65 years ago (1959)
Headquarters25 Wiltshire St, Salisbury, SA, Australia
Websitewww.messengernorth.com.au

The newspaper generally reports on events of interest in its distribution area, including the suburbs of Kilburn, Prospect, Hillcrest and Klemzig. It also covers the City of Prospect, Town of Walkerville and the City of Port Adelaide Enfield councils.

It has a circulation of 34,565 and a readership of 73,000.[2]

History

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The office of the Messenger group of newspapers in Waymouth St, Adelaide

The Standard became part of the Messenger stable in 1959 and was renamed the Standard Messenger in 1984.[3]

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