The Manchester Evening News (sometimes abbreviated to the MEN) is a
regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West
England, founded in 1868. It is published Mondayâ€"Saturday; a Sunday
edition, the MEN on Sunday, was launched in February 2019. The
newspaper is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), one of
Britain's largest newspaper publishing groups.Since adopting a
'digital-first' strategy in 2014, the MEN has experienced huge online
growth, while its average print daily circulation for the first half
of 2018 was 36,715. In the 2018 British Regional Press Awards, it was
named Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year.The Manchester
Evening News was first published on 10 October 1868 by Mitchell Henry
as part of his parliamentary election campaign, its first issue four
pages long and costing a halfpenny. The newspaper was run from a small
office on Brown Street, with approximately a dozen staff. Upon the
newspaper's launch, Henry said: "In putting ourselves into print, we
have no apology to offer, but the assurance of an honest aim to serve
the public interest." Henry's quote is displayed on the entrance wall
to the newspaper's modern offices.
regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in North West
England, founded in 1868. It is published Mondayâ€"Saturday; a Sunday
edition, the MEN on Sunday, was launched in February 2019. The
newspaper is owned by Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), one of
Britain's largest newspaper publishing groups.Since adopting a
'digital-first' strategy in 2014, the MEN has experienced huge online
growth, while its average print daily circulation for the first half
of 2018 was 36,715. In the 2018 British Regional Press Awards, it was
named Newspaper of the Year and Website of the Year.The Manchester
Evening News was first published on 10 October 1868 by Mitchell Henry
as part of his parliamentary election campaign, its first issue four
pages long and costing a halfpenny. The newspaper was run from a small
office on Brown Street, with approximately a dozen staff. Upon the
newspaper's launch, Henry said: "In putting ourselves into print, we
have no apology to offer, but the assurance of an honest aim to serve
the public interest." Henry's quote is displayed on the entrance wall
to the newspaper's modern offices.
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