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| News... but not as you know it | |
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| Type | Freesheet |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | DMG Media |
| Editor | Deborah Arthurs |
| Founded | 16 March 1999 |
| Political alignment | Non-partisan |
| Headquarters | Northcliffe House, Kensington High Street, London, England |
| Circulation | 951,036 (as of May 2024)[1] |
| ISSN | 1469-6215 |
| OCLC number | 225917520 |
| Website | metro |
Metro is a British freesheet tabloid newspaper published by DMG Media. The newspaper is distributed from Monday to Friday mornings on public places in areas of England, Wales and Scotland (excluding public holidays and the period between Christmas Eve and New Year's Day inclusive). Copies are also handed out to pedestrians. In 2018, Metro overtook The Sun to become the most circulated newspaper in the United Kingdom.[2]
Metro is owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc (DMGT), part of the same media group as the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday, but in some areas Metro operates as a franchise with a local newspaper publisher, rather than as a wholly owned concern. While being a sister paper to the conservative Daily Mail, the newspaper has never endorsed any political party or candidate, and says it takes a neutral political stance in its reporting.[3][2]
- ^ "Metro (dmg media) UK Group". Audit Bureau of Circulations. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
- ^ a b "The Sun is toppled as Britain's biggest newspaper". The Economist. London. 22 March 2018.
- ^ Who says millennials don't read newspapers? Press Gazette. 24 March 2017.