Editing Kilkenny (section)

====Print media====
{{See also|List of newspapers in Ireland}}
[[File:Finn's Leinster Journal 1794.jpg|thumb|upright|''[[Finns Leinster Journal]]'']]

Newspapers have been produced in Kilkenny for centuries. Longstanding examples include ''[[Finns Leinster Journal]]'' (later the ''[[Kilkenny Journal]]'') from 1767 to 1965, the ''[[Kilkenny People]]'' from 1916 to 1992, and the ''Kilkenny Moderator'' from 1814 to 1916.<ref>Many are held in the [[Kilkenny Archaeological Society]] Library at [[Rothe House]], others are available to view on microfiche at Kilkenny County Library</ref> Other papers included the ''Leinster Independent'' from 1872; the ''Kilkenny Chronicle'' from 1813; the ''Kilkenny Courier''; ''Tipperary Examiner'' from 1858; the ''Kilkenny Express'' and the ''Wexford Express'' from 1875; ''The Post'' (a sister paper to ''Kilkenny People'') from 1926; the ''Kilkenny Standard'' from 1979, the ''Kilkenny People'' in 1895, ''[[The Kilkenny Voice]]'' (2005–2008) and also the ''Kilkenny Advertiser''.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}}

''[[Finns Leinster Journal|Finn's Leinster Journal]]'' (1767–1801) was founded by Edmund Finn in 1767. It was published in Kilkenny but some content was relevant to Carlow. It was continued as ''[[Leinster Journal]]'' (1801–1830) and the ''Kilkenny Journal'' from 1832.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/finns-leinster-journal-newspaper-archive-historic-newspaper | publisher = irishnewsarchive.com | title = The Finn's Leinster Journal Newspaper Archive 1771 – 1828 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181025140227/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/finns-leinster-journal-newspaper-archive-historic-newspaper | archive-date = 25 October 2018 }}</ref>

The ''Moderator'' (1814–1822) changed its name to ''Kilkenny Moderator'' 1822–1919 and reverted to ''Moderator'' from 1920 to 1925.

The modern ''Kilkenny People'' was first published in 1895. It is a weekly paper. According to the [[Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)|Audit Bureau of Circulations]], the ''Kilkenny People'' had an average weekly [[Newspaper circulation|circulation]] of 17,578 for the first six months of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc-ireland.ie/|title=Home – ABC – Audit Bureau of Circulations|website=Abc-ireland.ie|access-date=23 September 2017|archive-date=19 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119030804/http://www.abc-ireland.ie/|url-status=live}}</ref> It is printed by the ''Kilkenny People Group'' at Purcellsinch and the group also publishes a number of other regional papers.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.kilkenny.ie/eng/About_Kilkenny/People/Media/ | publisher = Kilkenny.ie | title = About Kilkenny – Media – Newspapers | access-date = 25 October 2018 | archive-date = 12 October 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181012210700/http://www.kilkenny.ie/eng/About_Kilkenny/People/Media/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>