Byron Shire Echo

Byron Shire Echo

Infobox_Newspaper
name =


caption = Typical "Echo" front page
type = Weekly newspaper
format = Tabloid
foundation = 1986
owners = The Shand Family, David Lovejoy, some staff and Private Media (20%)
political = Progressivism
headquarters = Village way, Mullumbimby,
Mullumbimby, NSW, Australia
editor = Michael McDonald
website = [http://www.echo.net.au/ www.echo.net.au]

"The Byron Shire Echo" is a weekly independent tabloid newspaper which is published in the Byron Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

"The Echo", as it is also known, was founded in 1986 as a result of marijuana raids by the NSW Police in the surrounding valleys. The paper claimed that the Police were acting aggressively and illegally. It was from this perceived social injustice that Nicholas Shand started the paper, and it continues to champion those causes today under publisher and co-founder David Lovejoy.

Over the last 20 years it has grown steadily from an A4 layout to the present day A3 tabloid, and currently prints 22300 copies weekly.

Politics

The paper has no party political allegiance, but claims to be socially radical and environmentally conservative.

Controversies

The paper has been the subject of lawsuits for defamation over the years and at one point a boycott from business owners unhappy with "The Echo's" critical stance on The Byron Shire Council.

Staff

The "Echo" is edited by Michael McDonald.

Columnists include Mandy Nolan, Mungo McCallum and John Campbell.

Past writers for the newspaper include Bob Ellis.

Website

[http://www.echo.net.au/ The Byron Shire Echo website] provides pdfs of the paper and, since June 2008, constantly updated news, forums and videos about Byron Shire.

Distribution

Bangalow – 980,Byron Bay – Homes 4765,Byron Bay – Bulk drops 3195,Byron Bay – Businesses [CBD shops & offices] 600,Ballina 100,Billinudgel/Yelgun 355,Brunswick Heads (incl. Bayside Brunswick 175) 1163,Burringbar 90,Clunes, Federal & Rosebank Stores 425,Coopers Shoot 220,Goonengerry/Federal/Eureka mail run 270,Lismore 60,Main Arm 345,Mooball 45,Mullumbimby Homes 1378,Mullumbimby Shops, etc 919,Murwillumbah + Mt Burrell (20) 145,Myocum/Andersons Hill 275,Newrybar – 600,Ocean Shores/New Brighton 1760,Sth Golden Beach/Nth Ocean Shores 980,Wilsons Creek 430,Subscriptions 200,Lennox Head Homes 2400,Lennox Head CBD 300,Ocean Shores and Brunswick Heads Newsagents 300.

See also

* List of newspapers in Australia
* Journalism in Australia
* Australian media
* crikey.com.au
* Media Watch (TV program)
* Australian Communications and Media Authority
* News style
* Article (publishing)
* Journalism ethics and standards
* Freedom of the press
* Reporters without borders
* Citizen journalism
* History of Journalism

External links

*wikia|journalism
* [http://www.spj.org/ Society of Professional Journalists]
* [http://www.journalism.org/ Journalism.org: Research, Resources and Ideas to Improve Journalism]


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