Red News is the first Manchester United unofficial supporters' fanzine, founded in 1987. It is available in printed format, and on the internet with daily news on the football club Manchester United. It is run by matchgoing Manchester United supporters for United fans at games and all around the world.
Over the years there have been a number of fanzines sold outside Old Trafford but Red News, Red Issue (which two former Red News contributors left to set up) and United We Stand are still going strong, all with a different theme and format. Red News aims to provide a laugh, but also mixing serious theme and content from a number of regular or irregular - or one off - contributors.
Red News celebrated its 21st anniversary in April 2008, one of the few remaining fanzines - a handful - that were created in the '80s boom. Red News has interviewed over 50 current and former United players, with one of its highlights being an interview with Eric Cantona. United manager Alex Ferguson has twice been interviewed, most recently during the 2008-09 season to commemorate Red News' 150th printed edition.
Red News' website is a more recent extension of the fanzine, providing Internet discussion forums and additional United news.
In 2008, Red News was short listed for the Fanzine of the Year 2008 http://www.footballfanzineawards.com/nominations-premier-league.php
In 2009, Red News was shortlisted for Fanzine of the Year 2009 http://www.footballfanzineawards.com/the-nominees.php and in the following categories. “Best Premier League - Print” “Best Premier League - Online” “Best Editor - Either Media” and writers Bunter1969, Barney, Tom Clare, Tony Smith and Pete Shaw for “Best Writer - Either Media”
Famous quotes containing the words red and/or news:
“And out of her bosom there grew a red rose
And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar, briar, briar,
And out of Lord Lovel’s a briar.”
—Unknown. Lord Lovel (l. 38–40)
“The technological landscape of the present day has enfranchised its own electorates—the inhabitants of marketing zones in the consumer goods society, television audiences and news magazine readerships... vote with money at the cash counter rather than with the ballot paper at the polling booth.”
—J.G. (James Graham)