The ''Derry News'' is a newspaper based and published in

Derry Derry, officially Londonderry, is the second-largest City status in the United Kingdom, city in Northern Ireland, and the fifth-largest on the island of Ireland. Located in County Londonderry, the city now covers both banks of the River Fo ...

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History

It was first published in February 2001. The newspaper changed hands in the summer of 2006, when a consortium including

River Media River Media is an Irish media group that was founded in 2005. It operated local newspapers and local news websites in County Donegal, County Londonderry and County Kildare. River Media was based in Letterkenny, County Donegal, but it also had ...

and the ''Irish News'' acquired the title from the McCarroll family. The newspaper was revamped and printed in full colour resulting in a significant upturn in sales. The ''Derry News'' is edited by John Gill. The ''Derry News'' won Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the Northern Ireland Media Awards in 2010 and also won the Weekly Newspaper of the Year award at the 2011 UK Society of Editors Regional Press Awards. The ''Derry News'' also won Front Page of the Year at both the 2016 Northern Ireland Media Awards and the 2016 UK Society of Editors Regional Press Awards for its coverage of a tragedy which resulted in five members of the one family drowning when their vehicle was submerged in a lough. Former Editor Ciaran O'Neill won NI Weekly Newspaper Journalist of the Year in June 2014. In November 2018, it was announced that

had sold the title to

Iconic Newspapers Iconic Newspapers is a British-owned newspaper company that publishes over 20 regional newspapers in Ireland. Iconic Newspapers are owned by Mediaforce who are majority owned by British businessman Malcolm Denmark. Iconic Newspapers hold their n ...

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