Sunderland Echo
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Type | Daily local newspaper |
Format | Tabloid |
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Owner | Northeast Press Ltd |
Editor | Rob Lawson |
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Political allegiance | Centre-right |
Headquarters | Pennywell, Sunderland |
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Website: www.sunderlandecho.com |
The Sunderland Echo is a provincial newspaper published in Sunderland, England by Northeast Press at the Sunderland Echo House.
[edit] History
The paper was founded by Samuel Storey, who also founded Portsmouth and Sunderland Newspapers which became Northeast Press in 1999. The plant that printed the Echo was originally in the centre of Sunderland, but it moved to Pennywell in 1976, this newer plant was equipped with more up-to-date technology - such as the ability to print in colour.
[edit] Echo Online
The newspaper is developing a multimedia approach to news gathering and delivery. The Echo's digital newsroom produces video, audio and written content for the paper as well as the publication's growing online presence, www.sunderlandecho.com.