The ''Evening Telegraph'' is a local newspaper in

Dundee Dundee (; ; or , ) is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city in Scotland. The mid-year population estimate for the locality was . It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firt ...

, Scotland. Known locally as the ''Tele'' (usually pronounced ''Tully or Tilly''), it is the sister paper of '' The Courier'', also published by Dundee firm

DC Thomson DC Thomson is a media company based in Dundee, Scotland. Founded by David Couper Thomson in 1905, it is best known for publishing ''The Courier (Dundee), The Courier'', ''Evening Telegraph (Dundee), The Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Sunday Pos ...

. It was founded in 1877. David Clegg serves as the editor of both the ''Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Courier'' in a joint role.

History

Originally founded by John Leng in 1877 as "The Evening Telegraph", it became Dundee's flagship local newspaper. Its first editor was William Fisher and originally was liberal and reformist in its editorial style. The first issue released on 13 March 1877. DC Thomson acquired the Evening Telegraph in 1905 where it began to adopt its current

conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...

and

populist Populism is a contested concept used to refer to a variety of political stances that emphasize the idea of the " common people" and often position this group in opposition to a perceived elite. It is frequently associated with anti-establis ...

editorial style after it was acquired by DC Thomson. In the 1920s, the Evening Telegraph was renamed to as "Evening Telegraph and Post", the paper would continue to be printed under this title up until the 1980s when it was renamed to just the "Evening Telegraph" and is still printed under this title to this day. By the 1950s, the Evening Telegraph became very popular with readers with seven editions of the newspaper being printed in a day. In 2011, the Evening Telegraph had an extensive rebrand and by 2016, DC Thomson launched the "Weekend Telegraph" which is published each Saturday. In 2021, the Evening Telegraph's website was amalgamated into a new website at The Courier following a restructure which focused on DC Thomson creating more online content as a result in the decline of newspaper sales.

Featured content

The Evening Telegraph features news and stories from Dundee and the local area and also has focus on national and international issues. It has columnists and guest columnists who feature in the "Opinion" section which also includes their "Your Voice" page where readers can give their responses to the stories featured in the paper.

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