News Letter
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | National World |
| Founder(s) | Francis Joy |
| Editor | Ben Lowry |
| Founded | September 1737 |
| Political alignment | British unionism |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Belfast city centre / Portadown |
| Circulation | 6,623 (as of 2023) |
| Website | newsletter |
The News Letter is one of Northern Ireland's main daily newspapers, published from Monday to Saturday. It is the world's oldest English-language general daily newspaper still in publication, having first been printed in September 1737. The newspaper's editorial stance and readership, while originally republican at the time of its inception,: 134–164 is now unionist. Its primary competitors are the Belfast Telegraph and The Irish News.
The News Letter has changed hands several times since the mid-1990s, and is now owned by National World. It was formerly known as the Belfast News Letter, but its coverage spans the whole of Northern Ireland (and often Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland), so the word Belfast does not appear on the masthead any more.