BirminghamWorld

BirminghamWorld is a news media publisher based in the United Kingdom, aimed at people in Birmingham and the West Midlands.[1]

BirminghamWorld
BirminghamWorld logo
Type of site
Available inEnglish
OwnerNational World
EditorFionnuala Bourke
URLwww.birminghamworld.uk
CommercialYes
Launched2021
Current statusActive

Launched in late 2021, BirminghamWorld is part of a portfolio of UK news websites launched by National World plc, the new owners of JPIMedia.[2][3]

Background

Following the acquisition of JPIMedia Publishing by National World Plc in January 2021, the company began expanding its footprint into several major metropolitan areas in the UK.[4][5][6]

Having successfully launched a new national newspaper online, Nationalworld.com, the group launched similar websites in eight regions: Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Bristol and Wales.[7][8]

Fionnuala Bourke, former Commercial Audience Editor at Reach plc - Midlands, Cheshire and Lincolnshire, was appointed as Editor for BirminghamWorld.[9][10][11]

Content

BirminghamWorld follows the objectives of its sister titles, all under the NationalWorld editorial ethos.[12]

NationalWorld describes itself as a "national news brand, produced by a team of journalists, editors, video producers and designers who live and work across the UK" with the "aim to provide incisive, informed and intelligent coverage of the issues that matter".[13]

The media platform divides its news output into sub-sections including News, Football, Health, Transport, People, Lifestyle, Property, What's On, Your Birmingham, and current topical news such as the Ukraine crisis.[14]

References
  1. "Home | BirminghamWorld". www.birminghamworld.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. "Newsbrands - JPIMedia Ltd". www.jpimedia.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. "Local news is being reinvented online - but what will it mean for local papers?". inews.co.uk. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. Kersley, Andrew (3 March 2022). "Why the media industry has seen a boom in M&As". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. Sharman, David. "JPIMedia unveils National World as new owner - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage". HoldtheFrontPage. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. "JPI Media acquired by National World". Printweek. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. "JPI Media: Online expansion into eight major UK markets". Press Gazette. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  8. Tobitt, Charlotte (16 December 2021). "National World to 'turn focus' to M&A after 'solid' first year with JPI Media". Press Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  9. "JPI Media: Online expansion into eight major UK markets". Press Gazette. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  10. "Contact us | BirminghamWorld". www.birminghamworld.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  11. Bourke, Fionnuala. "FIONNUALA BOURKE - Commercial Editor". Birmingham Live.
  12. "JPIMedia launches first of new 'World' city sites in Glasgow, Manchester and Liverpool". www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  13. "Why we have launched NationalWorld". www.nationalworld.com. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  14. "News | BirminghamWorld". www.birminghamworld.uk. Retrieved 16 March 2022.


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