Oxford Mail

Oxford Mail

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Newsquest
Editor	Andrew Colley
Founded	1928 (1753: predecessor "Jackson's Oxford Journal")
Language	English
Headquarters	Newspaper House, Osney Mead, Oxford
Circulation	3,932 (print)(as of 2024) [1]
Website	oxfordmail.co.uk

Oxford Mail is a daily tabloid newspaper in Oxford, England, owned by Newsquest. It is published six days a week. It is a sister paper to the weekly tabloid The Oxford Times .

History

The Oxford Mail was founded in 1928 by MP Frank Gray as a successor to Jackson's Oxford Journal (1753 - 1928), named after William Jackson, a former printer of the University of Oxford. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Originally an evening newspaper, the Oxford Mail is now published in the morning and online.

Over time, through the emergence of digitization and online news, audited print circulation gradually declined (from 23,402 in 2008 to 3,932 in 2024) ^{[5] [1]} while the reading audience largely shifted to online. ^[6] In January 2024, online reach was 1.2 million. ^[7]

Notable former staff

• Sir David Bell ^[8]
• Mark Barrington-Ward ^[9]
• Morley Safer ^[10]

References

1. Oxford Mail Print Circulation Data, Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)
2. Oxford Mail Library. Oxfordshire County Council - History Centre.
3. Jackson's Oxford Journal. BNA - British Newspaper Archive.
4. Printers to the University. Archive. Oxford University Press.
5. ABC: Paid-for circulation falls at every GB daily. Amos, O. Press Gazette.
6. Newsquest Excellence Award. Hughes, P. Oxford Mail.
7. Oxford Mail Ipsos Data. Majid, A. Press Gazette.
8. Cantab Journalists III: Sir David Bell. Arthur, L., Read, O. Varsity.
9. Barrington-Ward, Mark (2010). Forty Years of Oxford Planning: What has it achieved, and what next?. Oxford: Oxford Civic Society. pp. author's biography on rear cover.
10. Morley Safer - Obituary. Li, D. K. New York Post.