Isle of Man Examiner

The Isle of Man Examiner is a newspaper

Newspaper

A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...

 in the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

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The paper is published every Tuesday, and is owned by Isle of Man Newspapers

Isle of Man Newspapers

Isle of Man Newspapers publishes the Isle of Man's newspapers.They are the Isle of Man Examiner, the Isle of Man Courier and the Manx Independent. They are all weekly newspapers....

, which is now part of Johnston Press

Johnston Press

Johnston Press plc is a newspaper publishing company headquartered in Edinburgh, Scotland. Its flagship titles are The Scotsman and the Yorkshire Post; it also operates many other newspapers around the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and the Isle of Man. It is the second-largest publisher...

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Popular features include a tabloid business news supplement, Harvey Briggs' farming news and Terry Cringle's Times Past column.

Its sister weekly newspaper titles are the Isle of Man Courier

Isle of Man Courier

The Isle of Man Courier is a free weekly newspaper on the Isle of Man.It is owned by Isle of Man Newspapers and its sister newspapers are the Isle of Man Examiner and the Manx Independent.-History:...

and the Manx Independent

Manx Independent

The Manx Independent is a tabloid weekly newspaper in the Isle of Man. It is published every Friday.It is owned by Isle of Man Newspapers, which is now part of Johnston Press....

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The Examiner began in 1880 and was the island's most popular newspaper for most of the twentieth century. It is still the biggest-selling newspaper on the Isle of Man.

On the 10th May 2011, after 131 years, the Isle of Man Examiner changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid (1).

(1) http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/examiner_changes_format_1_3362037