The Stroud News & Journal is a weekly paid-for newspaper based in Stroud, Gloucestershire. It is published every Wednesday in a tabloid format by Newsquest and covers a large portion of the Stroud district, including the towns of Stroud, Minchinhampton, Nailsworth, Stonehouse, Painswick and Chalford, and their surrounding villages.

Stroud News & Journal
Stroud News & Journal headquarters in Lansdown, Stroud
TypeWeekly newspaper
Owner(s)Newsquest
Founded1957
Circulation3,483 (as of 2023)[1]
Websitestroudnewsandjournal.co.uk

History

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The SNJ, as it often refers to itself in print, was amalgamated in 1957 from the Stroud News and the Stroud Journal.[2]

Demographics and statistics

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The SNJ has a circulation of ppl around 10,000 weekly copies, as circulation has dropped by 25-30% pa. Since the last audited number of 19,000 in 2004 [3] ABC statistics indicate a readership of 46,880 roughly 2.5 readers per copy,[4] with the readership split evenly between the socio-economic groups and age ranges.

References

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  1. ^ "Stroud News & Journal". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Gloucestershire Newspapers A guide to national & local newspapers and their whereabouts" (PDF). Gloucestershire County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Stroud News and Journal". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 September 2006.
  4. ^ "Stroud News & Journal". Audit Bureau of Circulation. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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