''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet

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, published in

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, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by Johnston Press and is now owned by

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. Founded in 1754, it is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. Editions are available throughout the

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with offices across Yorkshire in

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, Hull, Scarborough,

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and

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, as well as correspondents in Westminster and the

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. The current editor is James Mitchinson. It considers itself "one of Britain's most trusted and historic newsbrands."

History

The paper was founded in 1754, as the '' Leeds Intelligencer'', making it one of

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's first daily newspapers. The ''Leeds Intelligencer'' was a weekly newspaper until it was purchased by a group of

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in 1865 who then published daily under the current name. The first issue of ''The Yorkshire Post'', on 2 July 1866, included the following statement: The newspaper broke the story of the

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under the editorship of

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. In 1939, ''The Yorkshire Post'' absorbed a rival, the ''

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'', which was founded in 1718 and was liberal in comparison to the ''Leeds Intelligencer'' from the late 18th century, and under the editorship of Edward Baines and his son (also named Edward Baines). At its peak in the 1950s, ''The Yorkshire Post'' sold 120,000 copies a day. This figure had dropped to 40,000 by 2012, rising to nearer 90,000 on a weekend. By the second half of 2017, it was selling less than 22,000 copies a day, and circulation further declined to just 18,534 for the period January to June 2019. As well as publishing regular supplements on sport, rural affairs, culture and motoring it runs an extensive business section with two weekly pull-out supplements. In 2012, as its parent company Johnston Press sought to cut costs, it was merged with the ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' – the local newspaper for York - with the then editor, Peter Charlton, overseeing both titles. The merger saw the formation of combined departments for news, business, sport and features – with correspondents writing for both titles. In February 2012 Johnston Press announced that printing of the ''Yorkshire Post'' and ''Yorkshire Evening Post'' in Leeds would be switched to their plant at Dinnington near Sheffield and the Leeds printing facility closed. In September 2013, it was announced the Wellington Street premises would be demolished. Journalists had already vacated the building. Preliminary demolition began in March 2014, while in April 2014 it was announced the tower would be spared. In March 2014, 'The' was reintroduced on the name of the paper after 46 years. ''The Yorkshire Post'' achieved wider attention during the 2019 general election campaign, following the publication of a story about a boy being treated on the floor of

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which was published by sister title the ''

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''. The papers faced criticism on social media and in correspondence from readers, and editor James Mitchinson wrote an open letter to a reader defending the titles and their journalism.

Editors

Adapted from the official website:In the editor's chair
, '' Yorkshire Post'', 2 July 2004 * 1754: Griffith Wright * 1785: Thomas Wright * 1805: Griffith Wright Jr * 1819: William Cooke Stafford * 1822: Alaric Watts * 1842: W. T. Bolland * 1848: Christopher Kemplay * 1866: John R. K. Ralph * 1882: Charles Pebody * 1890: H. J. Palmer * 1903: J. S. R. Phillips * 1920:

* 1939: Linton Andrews * 1961: Kenneth Young * 1964: J. Edward Crossley * 1969: John Edwards * 1989: Tony Watson * 2003: Rachael Campey * 2004: Peter Charlton * 2013: Jeremy Clifford * 2015: James Mitchinson

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British Library picture of the ''Leedes Intelligencer'' 19 May 1761
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