South Wales Evening Post

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]

• List of newspapers in Wales
• 2013 Swansea measles epidemic

• "Homepage". South Wales Evening Post. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
• Official website - Media Wales Website of the South Wales Evening Post