World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) organisers are pleased to announce The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph as the official newspapers of the event.

Sydney's two biggest-selling metropolitan newspapers, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph are published by Australia's largest media organisation News Limited.

The Daily Telegraph is the leading newspaper in NSW with around 375,000 copies sold and a readership of 1.12 million* every day.

The Sunday Telegraph is Australia's most widely read newspaper, with 670,000 copies sold daily, equating to 1.75 million* readers.

"We are delighted to be partnering with The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph," said WYD08 Chief Operating Officer Danny Casey.

"They have a great track record in partnering with other high profile community events held in Australia, such as The Royal Easter Show, Sydney Festival, Sydney Swans games, the NRL and Taronga Zoo.

"This is furthered by their experience with other major events including the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 2003 Rugby World Cup in Australia and Australia Day," he said.

As the official partner, The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph will be the ultimate information source for WYD08, both in print and online.

"The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph look forward to being part of Australia?s largest ever event and helping Sydney keep up to date with the latest WYD08 news," said Michael Wilkins, managing editor of The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph.

"More than 100,000 Australians are expected to attend World Youth Day and many more will be interested in the events happening around Sydney.

"Our newspapers will once again capture the excitement and pride Sydney felt when it hosted the Olympics."

Sydney will host the 23rd World Youth Day from 15-20 July this year. The event - hosted by the Catholic Church, but open to all - will mark the first visit to Australia by His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI.

*Roy Morgan research December 2007

Only 77 days to go to WYD08!