| Format | Tabloid |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1870 (as Birmingham Daily Mail) |
| Owners | Reach plc |
| Publishing city | Birmingham |
| Publishing country | United Kingdom |
| Editor | Graeme Brown |
| Language | English |
| Circulation | 3,965 |
| Circulation date | 2024 |
| Website | birminghamlive.co.uk |
The Birmingham Mail (branded the Black Country Mail in the Black Country and Birmingham Live online) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham,[1] England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.[2]
Background
The newspaper was founded as the Birmingham Daily Mail in 1870,[3] in April 1963 it became known as the Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch after merging with the Birmingham Evening Despatch[4] and was titled the Birmingham Evening Mail from 1967 until October 2005.[5] The Mail is published Monday to Saturday; the Sunday Mercury is a sister paper published on a Sunday.[6]
The newspaper is owned by Reach plc,[7] who also own the Daily Mirror[8] and the Birmingham Post,[9] the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.[10]
BirminghamLive
In 2018, the Birmingham Mail rebranded its online presence, including its website and app, as Birmingham Live.[11]
In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the Regional Press Awards.[12]
In 2024, BirminghamLive became the largest regional publisher in the UK with 11 million monthly visitors.[13]
Editorial roles
The current Birmingham Mail editor is Graeme Brown,[14] who is also editor-in-chief of the Birmingham Post, the Sunday Mercury, and their sister website BirminghamLive.[15]
Former editors and journalists
- Marc Reeves[16] and another previous editor of the newspaper was David Brookes,[17] who held the role from 2009 until 2014
- Steve Dyson,[18] who is now a Pundit specialising in the state of contemporary newspapers.[18]
References
- ^ "Get digital access to Birmingham Mail Newspaper | Magzter.com". Magzter. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ "Black Country Mail". papersdirect. 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
- ^ "The Birmingham daily mail". Copac. JISC. Archived 7 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Another Newspaper Merged". The Guardian. 9 April 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Trinity Mirror in major overhaul of Birmingham Mail". Campaign. 3 October 2005. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Sunday Mercury wins newspaper of the year". Press Gazette. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "About Us". BirminghamLive. Reach plc. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Our Newsbrands". Reach plc. Archived 6 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "About Us". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Brown, Graeme (2018-03-12). "What is Birmingham Live? A new home of news and sport in our city". Birmingham Live. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Regional Press Awards winners". TheRegionalPressAwards. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
- ^ Maher, Bron (2024-05-14). "How Birmingham Live became the biggest online local newsbrand in Britain". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "A letter from the editor of the Birmingham Mail". InYourArea.co.uk. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Marc Reeves". Birmingham Press Club. Archived 7 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Linford (20 November 2014). "Reeves takes charge in new Trinity Mirror restructure". Hold the Front Page. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ Greenslade, Roy (2015-06-18). "Former Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson on his old paper's demise". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-07-25.