The Evening Post announces name change and move to drop Saturday edition
The Evening Post has today announced it is to change its name to The Post, reflecting its transition to morning publication in June 2009.
From May the title, which is owned by Northcliffe Media, will become a five day operation, ceasing publication on Saturdays.
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An extended Friday edition with a comprehensive weekend guide for Bristol will be launched simultaneously, while The Western Daily Press will offer readers an alternative on Saturday.
Venue magazine will become a digital-only product, with its listings and review content also powering the Friday Post, as well as the Bristol Observer and the local edition of Metro.
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Folio magazine, currently jointly produced with Venue, will remain as a stand-alone monthly.
Bristol News and Media publisher Alan Renwick said: "We have undertaken an exhaustive review of our portfolio and the changing needs of readers and advertisers in our market.
He added: "These planned changes give us a more focused and flexible set of publications which are much more closely aligned to our customers and give us a better platform for future growth."
A total of 20 positions are at risk of redundancy as a result of the proposed changes.
Comments
by harveyfe
Tuesday, April 17 2012, 4:32PM
“At time of writing, tonight's protest rally is due to assemble shortly before 6.30pm at the Greyhound Walk entrance to the Galleries, next to Boot's in Broadmead.”
by manchestergas
Monday, April 16 2012, 6:19PM
“SpinyHedgehog - well said. Venue was written by decent journos, who knew what they were doing. sad to see it go after last year's narrow escape.
What value does Folio have to your average Bristolian? Each to their own I guess, but no idea how that thing keeps going. Must be the advertising revenue, aiming at people with more money than bottom lip.”
by Trucks79
Monday, April 16 2012, 5:19PM
“sad news but i guess its just a sign of the times.”
by The Royal British Legion
Sunday, April 15 2012, 10:01PM
“Sad news, i can remember when the bristol evening post was sold on the streets with up to date news.”
by harveyfe
Sunday, April 15 2012, 6:08PM
“A demonstration protesting about the axeing of Venue and the Evening Post's Saturday edition is being held at the Galleries shopping centre on Tue 17 Apr from 6.30pm, coinciding with an exhibition marking the Post's first (and last?) 80 years as a daily paper.
"...change its name to The Post, reflecting its transition to morning publication in June 2009"? One suspects this is less a nearly-three-years-later correction than a harbinger of intent to reduce publication frequency even further (retaining the word 'Evening' would imply five-/six-day-a-week publication even if the paper actually appeared in the mornings).”
by SpinyHedgehog
Sunday, April 15 2012, 1:45PM
“@brs_traffic
"Bye Bye Venue. Some of us will miss you."
Indeded, I remember the two guys getting together in the Old England to start it up. RIP.”
by brs_traffic
Sunday, April 15 2012, 1:04PM
“@penniner: "Printed news apart from the major tabloids will be a thing of the past soon. Very few people under the age of 40 buy papers nowadays.
Local papers made their money in the classified ads -Gumtree and Craig's List killed that. The demographic change in the readers is more profound -who does buy a morning paper except people over 50 who read the mail or and then write shocked letters about: lycra louts, youth of today, benefit cheats, etc. The BEP articles have effectively become self-selecting for this audience and even more alienating.
The one that was targeted at people who still go out -Venue- was the one really killed by the transition to online. Why buy a magazine to find out what is going on when facebook pages you follow, last.fm and other sites give you the up to date news on the things you care about?
Bye Bye Venue. Some of us will miss you.”
by penniner
Saturday, April 14 2012, 9:26PM
“Printed news apart from the major tabloids will be a thing of the past soon. Very few people under the age of 40 buy papers nowadays.”
by SpinyHedgehog
Saturday, April 14 2012, 7:59PM
“@brs_traffic
"Maybe so nobody can say negative things about Viscount Rother Mere. but what if we want to praise him?"
Mmmm - yes, theoretically, it COULD happen...”
by mark1864
Saturday, April 14 2012, 7:31PM
“The Bristol Evening Post:The paper at the heart of a tax haven”