St George and Sutherland Shire Leader

The St George and Sutherland Shire Leader is an Australian Community Media-owned[1] community newspaper distributed in the southern Sydney region. It currently has a monthly readership of 423,832 people and caters for the St George and Sutherland areas.[2]

The Leader
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Australian Community Media
Founded29 June 1960 (63 years ago)
LanguageEnglish
CityKogarah, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
Circulation82,000 (as of 1961)
Websitewww.theleader.com.au

History

The paper was first published on Wednesday, 29 June 1960, as a weekly publication. It was formed as a merger of smaller local newspapers: The Times, The Express, The District and Shire News and The Kingsgrove Riverwood Courier.

By 1961, the newspaper had a circulation of 81,000 free weekly copies and sold another 1,000. It ranged in size from 48 to 56 pages. It employed two sub-editors, four reporters, one photographer, a columnist and used outside contributors.[3]

In 1984, the Leader moved to a twice-weekly publication on Tuesdays and Thursdays. On December 16, 2015, the paper reverted to a weekly publication on Wednesdays.[4]

References
  1. "ACMA Summary | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  2. "About Us | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". www.theleader.com.au. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  3. Mayer, Henry (1964). The Press in Australia (First ed.). Melbourne: Lansdowne Press. p. 33.
  4. "Leader goes Weekly | St George & Sutherland Shire Leader". 10 December 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2018.


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