Edmonton Sun
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Postmedia |
| Editor-in-chief | |
| Managing editor | |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Headquarters | 350-4990 92 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta T6B 3A1 |
| Circulation | 36,566 weekdays 35,359 Saturdays 45,353 Sundays in 2015[1] |
| ISSN | 0839-4776 |
| Website | www.edmontonsun.com |
The Edmonton Sun is a daily newspaper and news website published in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Postmedia following its 2015 acquisition of Sun Media from Quebecor.
It began publishing Sunday April 2, 1978 and shares many characteristics with Sun Media's other tabloids, including an emphasis on local news stories, its conservative editorial stance, extensive sports coverage, and a daily Sunshine Girl. Once each year, the Edmonton Sun prints a special swimsuit edition. Around Christmas time, they print a holiday lingerie edition.
Circulation[]
The Edmonton Sun has seen like most Canadian daily newspapers a decline in circulation. Its total circulation dropped by 34 percent to 37,649 copies daily from 2009 to 2015.[2]
- Daily average[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2015 Daily Newspaper Circulation Spreadsheet (Excel)". News Media Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2017. Numbers are based on the total circulation (print plus digital editions).
- ^ "Daily Newspaper Circulation Data". News Media Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Daily Newspaper Circulation Data". News Media Canada. Retrieved 16 December 2017. Figures refer to the total circulation (print and digital combined) which includes paid and unpaid copies.
Further reading[]
- Diotte, Kerry (2003). Morning glory: 25 years in Edmonton : a quarter century of the Edmonton sun. Edmonton: Edmonton Sun. ISBN 978-0-9684526-3-9.
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