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Background and Format: First News is the UK's only newspaper for young people and the widest-read children's publication in the country with a readership of 2,042,199 (Source: First News Readership Survey, June 2014, Opinion Matters) seven to 14 year olds every week. First News is pitched at children aged seven to 14, and is published on Fridays. First News was founded by Sarah & Steve Thomson and launched by Piers Morgan and Editor Nicky Cox in May 2006. The cover price is £1.50. Audience and Readership: Children aged 7 to 14. First News readership is split 55% girls and 45% boys. 70.33% of readers are from ABC1 families and 43% are AB (Source: Publisher) Deadline: Tuesday at 1pm. First News will not consider anything after this time. For content other than breaking news, the First News team prefers information 1 week in advance. Time of Publication: Friday Frequency: Published 52 times per year. Circulation: Source: ABC Monthly Unique Users: Over 60,000 unique users and 300,000 page views per month (Source: Publisher) Distribution: More than 35,000 home subscribers and more than 9,500 schools subscribing taking over 49,000 copies each week. Weekly newsstand sales of more than 7,000 copies (Source: Publisher) Ad Rates: Contact +44 (0)20 3195 2001 or Duncan Carr - Advertising Manager - duncan.carr@firstnews.co.uk Tom McGee - Account Executive - tom.mcgee@firstnews.co.uk Nina Chaudhry - Account Manager - nina.chaudhry@firstnews.co.uk Further information on advertising and readership can be viewed here. Other Information: Web Editor, Ben Pulsford is the best contact for First News. He prefers to be contacted via email, rather than telephone. The summer months are the best time for PR content as the newspaper isn't only based on school and education during that period.  They will accept content on Animals, statistics/ surveys on children and families, quirky fun facts and major PR stunts like flash mobs etc. Awards: 2017 - newsawards, Niche Market Newspaper of the Year (winner) 2016 - PPA Awards, Specialist Consumer Magazine of the Year (nominated) 2016 - British Media Awards, Media Brand of the Year (bronze) 2016 - newsawards, Niche Market Newspaper of the Year (highly commended) 2013 - Newspaper Awards, Newspaper App of the Year (nominated) 2012 - Newspaper Awards, Best Niche Market Newspaper 2011 - Plain English Campaign, Newspaper of the Year  2008 - Save the Children, Outstanding Contribution to Children Alerts: Gorkana UK Consumer Alert: Monday 15th February 2016 First News have launched a new regular feature with the aim to give children quick access to news stories that they can share with friends and family. '20 Things To Know This Week' features short bite size stories, no more than 50 words with high resolution pictures, from all around the world. It covers the topics of sports, entertainment, animals and headline news. Hannah Greenfield, Production Co-Ordinator/Reporter is in charge of the page. Hannah can be reached at

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