BirminghamWorld
Media company in United Kingdom
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BirminghamWorld is a news media publisher based in the United Kingdom, aimed at people in Birmingham and the West Midlands.[1]
 BirminghamWorld logo | |
Type of site | |
|---|---|
| Available in | English |
| Owner | National World |
| Editor | Fionnuala Bourke |
| URL | www |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Launched | 2021 |
| Current status | Active |
Launched in late 2021, BirminghamWorld is part of a portfolio of UK news websites launched by National World plc, the new owners of JPIMedia.[2][3]
Background
Following the acquisition of JPIMedia Publishing by National World Plc in January 2021, the company began expanding its footprint into several major metropolitan areas in the UK.[4][5][6]
Having successfully launched a new national newspaper online, Nationalworld.com, the group launched similar websites in eight regions: Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Birmingham, Bristol and Wales.[7][8]
Fionnuala Bourke, former Commercial Audience Editor at Reach plc - Midlands, Cheshire and Lincolnshire, was appointed as Editor for BirminghamWorld.[9][10][11]
Content
BirminghamWorld follows the objectives of its sister titles, all under the NationalWorld editorial ethos.[12]
NationalWorld describes itself as a "national news brand, produced by a team of journalists, editors, video producers and designers who live and work across the UK" with the "aim to provide incisive, informed and intelligent coverage of the issues that matter".[13]
The media platform divides its news output into sub-sections including News, Football, Health, Transport, People, Lifestyle, Property, What's On, Your Birmingham, and current topical news including the Gaza and Ukraine crises from a local perspective.[14]
