Draft:Yellow Advertiser
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Comment: Draft article needs* additional information for context (country, where it is based, free newspaper, etc) and better formatting* further work to establish the notability of the publication (notability requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject" - see WP:GNG)* additional sources for assertions that are unsupported by references. It is also currently a dead-end (no valid wikilinks to other Wikipedia articles - the only link (Charles Thomson) is to an 18th century American politician), and there is a potential conflict of interest (WP:COI): the draft has apparently been created by someone named in the article as involved with the publication. Paul W (talk) 13:24, 23 February 2024 (UTC)
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The Yellow Advertiser is a news publication founded by the Fletcher family in 1976. Throughout the years it has been owned by United Newspapers, Southnews and Tindle Newspapers.
In August 2019, the Yellow Advertiser became a "digital-only local title"[1] when ownership was taken over by editor Mick Ferris (trading as Newshound Media Ltd), who took the paper online[2] as a weekly digital edition linked to the website, which updates 7 days a week covering mid and south Essex along with much of east London.
The website was rebuilt by Mick's eldest son Joe Ferris, managing director at Bigwheel Web Design Ltd, a digital marketing agency based in Letchworth, Hertfordshire.
Chief sports writer Brian Jeeves coordinates football, cricket and rugby content and his weekends are usually spent in the press box at West Ham Utd and Tottenham Hotspur.
History[edit]
The Yellow Advertiser was founded in 1976 and was Newspaper Society Community Newspaper of the Year in 1996.
In February 2016 Yellow Advertiser won a Freedom of Information battle for council information about delays in investigating deaths.[3]
In March 2016 their investigation prompted Essex Police to probe claims abuse of up to 60 children".[4]
The paper made news in 2019 as the winner of the Making a Difference People's Choice Award at the Regional Press Awards,[5] for a campaigning investigation into a child sex abuse ring.
Chief reporter at the time, Charles Thomson was named Weekly Reporter of The Year for his work on the story.
References[edit]
- ^ Walker, James (August 23, 2019). "Yellow Advertiser relaunches as digital-only local title after editor takes ownership".
- ^ Ferris, Mick (August 21, 2019). "We're back! Now...where were we?".
- ^ Ponsford, Dominic (February 24, 2016). "Yellow Advertiser wins FoI battle for council information about delays investigating deaths".
- ^ Ponsford, Dominic (March 8, 2016). "Investigation by free weekly prompts Essex Police to probe claims abuse of up to 60 children was covered up".
- ^ "The Yellow Advertiser Wins Making a Difference with Shoebury Sex Ring Exposed". May 17, 2019.
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