{{Short description|Local newspaper in Birmingham, England}} {{Use British English|date=April 2026}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox newspaper | name = Birmingham Mail | logo = 250px|Birmingham Mail | image = | type = Daily newspaper (Except Sundays) | format = Tabloid | founded = 1870 (as ''Birmingham Daily Mail'') | owners = Reach plc | publishing_city = Birmingham | publishing_country = United Kingdom | editor = Graeme Brown | language = English | circulation = 3,965 | circulation_date = 2024 | circulation_ref = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/9706 |title=Birmingham Mail |publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) |date=27 January 2025 |access-date=17 February 2024}}</ref> | website = {{URL|birminghamlive.co.uk}} }} The '''''Birmingham Mail''''' (branded the '''''Black Country Mail''''' in the Black Country and '''''Birmingham Live''''' online) is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Get digital access to Birmingham Mail Newspaper {{!}} Magzter.com |url=https://www.magzter.com/GB/Reach-Publishing-Services-Limited/Birmingham-Mail/Newspaper/?srsltid=AfmBOoqrLFQlJPmCX0J2JGBXuauz6xouCGtLXMnch37XnariNq5LEQcf |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=Magzter |language=en}}</ref> England, but distributed around Birmingham, the Black Country, and Solihull and parts of Warwickshire, Worcestershire and Staffordshire.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-04-14 |title=Black Country Mail |url=https://papersdirect.co.uk/product/black-country-mail/ |access-date=2025-02-24 |website=papersdirect |language=en-GB}}</ref>
== Background == The newspaper was founded as the ''Birmingham Daily Mail'' in 1870,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/1009422?style=html |title=The Birmingham daily mail |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Copac |publisher=JISC |access-date=6 July 2018 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707005904/https://copac.jisc.ac.uk/id/1009422?style=html }}</ref> in April 1963 it became known as the ''Birmingham Evening Mail and Despatch'' after merging with the ''Birmingham Evening Despatch''<ref>{{cite news |title=Another Newspaper Merged |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/259734132/ |access-date=26 April 2021 |work=The Guardian |date=9 April 1963 |page=18 |language=en}}</ref> and was titled the ''Birmingham Evening Mail'' from 1967 until October 2005.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/trinity-mirror-major-overhaul-birmingham-mail/520040?src_site=mediaweek |title=Trinity Mirror in major overhaul of Birmingham Mail |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=3 October 2005 |website=Campaign |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> The ''Mail'' is published Monday to Saturday; the ''Sunday Mercury'' is a sister paper published on a Sunday.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pressgazette.co.uk/sunday-mercury-wins-newspaper-of-the-year/ |title=Sunday Mercury wins newspaper of the year |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=27 November 2007 |website=Press Gazette |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref>
The newspaper is owned by Reach plc,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/about-us/ |title=About Us |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=BirminghamLive |publisher=Reach plc |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> who also own the ''Daily Mirror''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reachplc.com/brands |title=Our Newsbrands |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Reach plc |access-date=6 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706215137/https://www.reachplc.com/brands |archive-date=6 July 2018 }}</ref> and the ''Birmingham Post'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/about-us/ |title=About Us |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Birmingham Post |access-date=6 July 2018}}</ref> the weekly business tabloid sold in the Birmingham area.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/ |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}</ref>
== BirminghamLive ==
In 2018, the ''Birmingham Mail'' rebranded its online presence, including its website and app, as Birmingham Live.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brown |first=Graeme |date=2018-03-12 |title=What is Birmingham Live? A new home of news and sport in our city |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/about-us/what-birmingham-live-new-home-14232923 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Birmingham Live |language=en}}</ref>
In 2023, BirminghamLive won in the communities and campaigning categories of the Regional Press Awards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Regional Press Awards winners |url=https://www.theregionalpressawards.com/regional-press-awards-winners |access-date=2025-02-23 |website=TheRegionalPressAwards |language=en}}</ref>
In 2024, BirminghamLive became the largest regional publisher in the UK with 11 million monthly visitors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maher |first=Bron |date=2024-05-14 |title=How Birmingham Live became the biggest online local newsbrand in Britain |url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/regional-newspapers/birmingham-live-graeme-brown/ |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=Press Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Editorial roles == The current ''Birmingham Mail'' editor is Graeme Brown,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-12-28 |title=A letter from the editor of the Birmingham Mail |url=https://www.inyourarea.co.uk/news/a-letter-from-the-editor-of-the-birmingham-mail/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=InYourArea.co.uk}}</ref> who is also editor-in-chief of the ''Birmingham Post,'' the ''Sunday Mercury,'' and their sister website ''BirminghamLive''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Birmingham Live - Birmingham news, features, information and sport |url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/authors/graeme-brown/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Birmingham Mail |language=en}}</ref>
==Former editors and journalists== *Marc Reeves<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.birminghampressclub.co.uk/new-page-1/ |title=Marc Reeves |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Birmingham Press Club |access-date=6 July 2018 |archive-date=7 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707010219/http://www.birminghampressclub.co.uk/new-page-1/ }}</ref> and another previous editor of the newspaper was David Brookes,<ref>{{cite web |author=Linford |first=Paul |date=20 November 2014 |title=Reeves takes charge in new Trinity Mirror restructure |url=https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2014/news/reeves-takes-charge-in-new-trinity-mirror-restructure/ |access-date=6 July 2018 |website=Hold the Front Page}}</ref> who held the role from 2009 until 2014 *Steve Dyson,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Greenslade |first=Roy |date=2015-06-18 |title=Former Birmingham Mail editor Steve Dyson on his old paper's demise |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2015/jun/18/former-birmingham-mail-editor-steve-dyson-on-his-old-papers-demise |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> who is now a Pundit specialising in the state of contemporary newspapers.<ref name=":0" />
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==External links== {{commons category}} * {{official website|https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/}}
{{Trinity Mirror}} {{UK regional daily newspapers}}
Category:Newspapers published in Birmingham, West Midlands Category:Newspapers established in 1870 Category:Daily newspapers published in the United Kingdom Category:Newspapers published by Reach plc Category:1870 establishments in England