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No 'dumbing down' as paper goes tabloid

The Island's last remaining broadsheet newspaper is being cut down to size.

From May 10, the Isle of Man Examiner will become a tabloid-sized weekly, bringing it into line with the company's two other titles, the Courier and the Manx Independent.

The change is being made after research suggested an overwhelming number of readers wanted a paper which was easier to read.

However, editor Richard Butt says the paper won't be dumbing down:

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