News and Media
The resort is served by two local newspapers - the Skegness Standard and the East Lindsey Target.
- The 'East Lindsey Target is delivered free to most homes in the area every Wednesday. It can also be purchased at retail outlets such as newsagents and petrol filling stations. The paper's website is incorporated into the This Is network, and is owned by Northcliffe Media.
- The Skegness Standard is a paid for newspaper, released on Wednesdays. The Standard has its own website. The former tabloid editor Neil Wallis started his journalistic career in the 1960s on the Skegness Standard.
- TV-wise, Skegness is covered by BBC Yorkshire & Lincolnshire/ITV Yorkshire, though it overlaps with BBC East Midlands/ITV Central (East).
- On the internet, there is a discussion forum used by local people and visitors to Skegness, at the Visit Skegness website, and a new website, Skegness.com, is being developed to provide local information, what's on listings, a business directory and other content.
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