| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Reach plc |
| Editor | Jonathan Roberts |
| Founded | 1893 as theSouth Wales Daily Post |
| Language | English /Welsh |
| Headquarters | Swansea, United Kingdom |
| Circulation | 5,471 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Website | walesonline |
TheSouth Wales Evening Post is atabloid daily newspaper distributed in theSouth West region of Wales. The paper has three daily editions – Swansea;Neath and Port Talbot; andCarmarthenshire[2] – and is published byMedia Wales, part of theReach plc group.[2] The current editor is Jonathan Roberts.[3] As the name suggests, it had previously been anevening paper, but later became a morning daily.
Founded in 1893 as theSouth Wales Daily Post, the paper changed its name in 1932 to the current title.[4] Former journalists included poetDylan Thomas, who joined from school in 1930 but left 18 months later to become freelance.[5]
In August 2006, according to the ABC figures, theSouth Wales Evening Post overtook the Cardiff-basedSouth Wales Echo as the biggest-selling evening newspaper in Wales.[6]
Presently thePost is published six days a week by Media Wales, which also publishes theCarmarthen Journal,Neath Port Talbot Courier, andLlanelli Star.[2] TheEvening 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 fromDaily Mail and General Trust.[8]
In 2013 the paper gained national attention during the2013 Swansea measles epidemic as it had previously led a campaign against the vaccine after misunderstandingAndrew Wakefield's research.[9]
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