The News (Portsmouth)

The News
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)National World
Founder(s)Samuel Storey
PublisherPortsmouth Publishing & Printing
EditorKelly Brown[1]
Founded1873
LanguageEnglish
HeadquartersTechnopole, Kingston Crescent, North End,
Portsmouth, PO2 8FA
Circulation6,642 (as of 2023)[2]
Sister newspapersThe Portsmouth View
Websiteportsmouth.co.uk
The former headquarters and newsroom of The News, at 1000 Lakeside

The News is the only local paid-for newspaper and website in Portsmouth, England, and covers a wide area of south Hampshire.[3] It is produced by NationalWorld [4] at their office at the Technopole building. Its official title is The News, though it was formerly known as The Portsmouth Evening News and is still popularly referred to as The Evening News despite being printed in the early hours of the morning.

The News is printed Monday to Saturday. There was also a weekly sports paper, The Sports Mail, which followed the fortunes of local club Portsmouth F.C. and local sports news.[5] Sales have declined rapidly following price rises and the rise of social media.[5]

Whilst a lot of focus remains on the printed newspaper, The News' website portsmouth.co.uk continues to grow in line with the growing digital audience. Reporters produce stories and content which are published across a variety of platforms and social media channels including the website.

  1. ^ https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/contact-us [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Portsmouth News". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Home | The News". www.portsmouth.co.uk.
  4. ^ "Our publications | YourWorld". 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Portsmouth – News & Sports Mail – Data". Audit Bureau of Circulations. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2019.