Chichester Observer
{{Short description|Newspaper in West Sussex, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = Chichester Observer
| logo = Chichester Observer Logo.png
| type = Weekly newspaper
| owners = National World
| chiefeditor = Gary Shipton
| depeditor = Nicola Caines
| sportseditor = Steve Bone
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1887|06|15|df=y}}
| language = English
| headquarters = Chichester, West Sussex
| publishing_country = United Kingdom
| circulation = 6,275
| circulation_date = 2023
| circulation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/230 |title=Chichester Observer |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) |date=19 February 2024 |access-date=18 May 2024}}
| ISSN = 0963-3723
| oclc = 1001633504
| website = {{Official website|https://www.chichester.co.uk/}}
}}
The Chichester Observer is a British weekly newspaper reporting on Chichester and the surrounding area.
The newspaper is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation.{{Cite web|title=Who IPSO regulates|url=https://www.ipso.co.uk/complain/who-ipso-regulates/|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=IPSO|archive-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505185454/https://www.ipso.co.uk/complain/who-ipso-regulates/}}
History
The Chichester Observer and West Sussex Recorder published its first issue on 15 June 1887.{{Cite web|date=21 February 2017|title=Chichester Observer in British Newspaper Archive|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/chichester-observer|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|website=British Newspaper Archive|archive-date=28 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228073901/https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/chichester-observer}}
The newspaper was renamed the Chichester Observer in 1936.
In November 2018 the assets of Johnston Press, the Observer{{'}}s then publisher, were acquired by JPI Media.{{Cite news|date=17 November 2018|title=Johnston Press: Publisher of i paper bought out|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46243622|url-status=live|access-date=26 March 2021|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232117/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-46243622}}
See also
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.chichester.co.uk/}}
- [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/chichester-observer Chichester Observer] at the British Newspaper Archive
Category:1887 establishments in England
Category:Newspapers established in 1887
Category:Newspapers published in Sussex
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