The Municipal Journal (also known as The MJ) is a weekly print news magazine and online publication covering local government and civic administration in the United Kingdom.[1][2] It was established in 1893, under the title London.[1][3] It is now published by the Hemming Group, with a stated target audience of "council chief executives and their teams of decision-makers in local authorities and allied sectors".[4] The editor since 2011 has been Heather Jameson; she replaced Michael Burton.[5]
 Cover of a November 2019 issue | |
| Editor | Heather Jameson |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Hemming Group |
| Founded | 1893 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0143-4187 |
| OCLC | 760925882 |
The academic historian John R. Griffiths has described its role in its first two decades of existence as:[1]
...to defend the Progressive agenda from Conservative (Moderate) attack, and [...] to play the role as the 'Hansard of local government.'
elsewhere, Griffiths notes:[6]
...the significance of British world publications such as the Municipal Journal, appearing after 1890, in the facilitation of British world progressivism
From 1950-1952, it was published as the Municipal Journal and Public Works Engineer.[7]
As well as news and opinion pieces, the journal has also published articles by academic researchers.[8][9]
The journal also sponsors and hosts an annual "MJ Achievement Awards".[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c John R. Griffiths (July 2008). "Civic Communication in Britain: A Study of the Municipal Journal c. 1893-1910". Journal of Urban History. 34 (5): 775–794. doi:10.1177/0096144208315448. ISSN 0096-1442. Wikidata Q112730200.
- ^ "The MJ (Municipal Journal)". WHSmith. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Centenary of the Municipal Journal - EDM (Early Day Motion) 1546: tabled on 09 March 1993". 9 March 1993. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "The MJ". Hemming Group. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ "All change: New editor for The MJ". The MJ. 5 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ John Griffiths (19 November 2009). "Were there Municipal Networks in the British World c. 1890–1939?". The Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History. 37 (4): 575–597. doi:10.1080/03086530903327085. ISSN 0308-6534. Wikidata Q58352476.
- ^ "The municipal journal and public works engineer". National Library of Australia. 1950. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
- ^ Leather, P.; Mackintosh, S.C. (1993). "Rebuilding the housing renewal programme". Municipal Journal. 25: 33–36.
- ^ Watt, P. (7 September 2001). "Council Tax Revaluation". Municipal Journal: 11.
- ^ Coxon, Paul. "Warwickshire scoops two awards at the MJ Achievement Awards 2022". Warwickshire County Council. Retrieved 26 June 2022.