The Belfast Telegraph is a compact-format daily newspaper (broadsheet-format until 2005) and website owned by Independent News & Media – a subsidiary of Mediahuis. First published in 1870 by brothers Willoiam and George Baird, it was originally called the Belfast Evening Telegraph. In 2012, the publication won the Best UK Regional Newspaper award at the Society of Editors Regional Press Awards. On the website, readers will find local and regional stories in verticals like news, opinion, business, sport, life, and entertainment, as well as puzzles, podcasts, and local events.