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| Type | Children's weekly newsmagazine |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Newsbridge |
| Founded | May 2006 |
| Political alignment | Independent |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | United Kingdom Surrey, UK |
| Circulation | 39,450 |
| Official website | firstnews.co.uk |
First News is a weekly newspaper aimed at 7-14 year olds. It is in tabloid format, and aims to present current events in a child-friendly format, alongside news on entertainment, sport and computer games. It is published on Fridays.
It was launched by editorial director Piers Morgan at 11 Downing Street, official residence of the UK's Chancellor of the Exchequer, where the then Chancellor Gordon Brown said that the paper would make a "great contribution to education" by making children aware of current events. [1]
First News was launched by editorial director Piers Morgan and editor Nicky Cox MBE in May 2006. The paper is published by Newsbridge, an independently financed publishing house established in January 2006. The Newsbridge management team comprises newspaper editor Piers Morgan and Nicky Cox, former editorial director of BBC Children's Magazines with a steering role from investors Steve and Sarah Jane Thomson.
Its weekly circulation figure in February 2010 was 39,450.[2]
In November 2007 First News was awarded a Guinness World Record for launching a special edition "World’s Smallest Newspaper" in celebration of Guinness World Records Day. The tabloid measured just 32 x 22 mm (1.25 x 0.86 in).[3]