| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Trinity Mirror |
| Editor | Jonathan Roberts |
| Founded | 1893 as the South Wales Daily Post |
| Language | English / Welsh |
| Headquarters | Swansea, United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 7,223 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | www.walesonline.co.uk |
The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid daily newspaper distributed in the South West region of Wales. The paper has three daily editions – Swansea; Neath and Port Talbot; and Carmarthenshire[2] – and is published by Media Wales, part of the Reach plc group.[2] The current editor is Jonathan Roberts.[3] As the name suggests, it had previously been an evening paper, but later became a morning daily.
Founded in 1893 as the South Wales Daily Post, the paper changed its name in 1932 to the current title.[4] Former journalists included poet Dylan Thomas, who joined from school in 1930 but left 18 months later to become freelance.[5]
In August 2006, according to the ABC figures, the South Wales Evening Post overtook the Cardiff-based South Wales Echo as the biggest-selling evening newspaper in Wales.[6]
Presently the Post is published six days a week by Media Wales, which also publishes the Carmarthen Journal, Neath Port Talbot Courier, and Llanelli Star.[2] The Evening Post produces a range of special features and supplements on entertainment, TV, motoring, property, employment and sport.[7]
In 2012, Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust.[8]
In 2013 the paper gained national attention during the 2013 Swansea measles epidemic as it had previously led a campaign against the vaccine after misunderstanding Andrew Wakefield's research.[9]
