List of newspapers in Scotland

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List of newspapers in Scotland is a list of newspapers in Scotland.

Contents 1 National newspapers 1.1 Scottish quality papers 1.1.1 Broadsheet format (Daily) 1.1.2 Broadsheet format (Sunday) 1.1.3 Compact format (Daily) 1.1.4 Compact format (Sunday) 1.2 Middle-market papers (Daily) 1.3 Middle-market papers (Sunday) 1.4 Scottish tabloids (Daily) 1.5 Scottish tabloids (Sunday) 1.6 English quality papers widely available in Scotland 1.6.1 Broadsheet format 1.6.2 Berliner format 1.6.3 Compact format 1.7 English tabloid papers widely available in Scotland 2 Specialist newspapers 2.1 English specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland 3 Planned newspapers 4 Daily, regional newspapers 4.1 Local newspapers 4.2 Aberdeen 4.3 Aberdeenshire 4.4 Angus 4.5 Ayrshire 4.6 Dumfries & Galloway 4.7 Dundee 4.8 Edinburgh 4.9 Falkirk 4.10 Fife 4.11 Greater Glasgow 4.12 Inverness & Highlands 4.13 Lanarkshire 4.14 Paisley & Renfrewshire 4.15 Perth & Kinross 4.16 Shetland 4.17 Stirling & Alloa 4.18 West Highlands & Hebrides 4.19 West Lothian 4.20 Other areas 5 Restricted circulation newspapers 5.1 Corporate newspapers 5.2 University newspapers 6 Defunct newspapers 7 Further reading 8 See also 9 External links

[edit] National newspapers

Traditionally newspapers could be divided into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers (usually referred to as 'broadsheets' due to their large size) and 'tabloids', or less serious newspapers. But these definitions no longer apply, as several 'quality' papers in Scotland have followed the lead of The Independent, by adopting a tabloid format (which they prefer to refer to as 'compact' to avoid being associated with their more downmarket peers). In Scotland two broadsheet newspapers have made the switch to 'compact' format. The Scotsman did so in August 2004, and the Sunday Herald followed in November 2005. Others are expected to follow.

[edit] Scottish quality papers

[edit] Broadsheet format (Daily)

• The Herald (est. 1783), owned by Newsquest (a Gannett company)
• The Daily Telegraph (est. 1855) has a daily Scottish edition, owned by David and Frederick Barclay
• The Courier & Advertiser (est. 1801), owned by DC Thomson
• The Press and Journal (est. 1748), owned by DC Thomson

[edit] Broadsheet format (Sunday)

• Scotland on Sunday (est. 1988), owned by Johnston Press
• The Sunday Times Scotland (est. 1822) – owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation
• Sunday Telegraph has a Scottish edition, owned by David and Frederick Barclay

[edit] Compact format (Daily)

• The Scotsman (est. 1817), owned by Johnston Press, formerly a broadsheet, stablemate of Scotland on Sunday
• The Times (est. 1785) has a daily Scottish edition, owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation
• The Press and Journal - Saturday Edition (est. 1748)

[edit] Compact format (Sunday)

• Sunday Herald (est. 1999), owned by Newsquest, the UK arm of Virginia-based Gannett. Stablemate of The Herald

[edit] Middle-market papers (Daily)

• Scottish Daily Express (est. 1900) – owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell plc (broadsheet until 1977, now tabloid format)
• Scottish Daily Mail (est. 1896) – owned by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail and General Trust plc (broadsheet until 1971, now tabloid format)
• Metro, Scottish edition, (distributed free; working towards national status, wide availability in the major cities makes it the UK's 4th highest circulation paper) – owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc

[edit] Middle-market papers (Sunday)

• Scottish Sunday Express (est. 1918) – owned by Richard Desmond's Northern and Shell plc
• Mail on Sunday Scotland (est. 1982) – owned by Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail and General Trust plc

[edit] Scottish tabloids (Daily)

• Daily Record (est. 1842) — owned by Trinity Mirror
• Scottish Daily Mirror (est 1903) – owned by Trinity Mirror
• The Scottish Sun (est. 1964) – owned by News Corporation
• Daily Star of Scotland (est. 1978)

[edit] Scottish tabloids (Sunday)

• Sunday Mail – owned by Trinity Mirror
• The Sunday Post – owned by DC Thomson
• Scottish Sunday Mirror (est. 1915) – owned by Trinity Mirror
• Scottish News of the World (est. 1843) – owned by News Corporation
• Daily Star Sunday

[edit] English quality papers widely available in Scotland

[edit] Broadsheet format

• The Financial Times (est. 1888) – owned by Pearson PLC

[edit] Berliner format

• The Guardian (est. 1821) – owned by the Scott Trust (Berliner from 12 September 2005)
• The Observer (est. 1791) – owned by the Scott Trust (Berliner from 8 January 2006)

[edit] Compact format

• The Independent (est. 1986) – owned by Tony O'Reilly (daily became compact only in May 2004)
• The Independent on Sunday (est. 1990) (Sunday edition became compact in October 2005)

[edit] English tabloid papers widely available in Scotland

• The People (est. 1881) – owned by Trinity Mirror
• The Daily Sport
• The Sunday Sport

[edit] Specialist newspapers

• An Gàidheal Ùr, for speakers of Scottish Gaelic (monthly)
• The i-Witness, Muslim paper in English
• The Pink Paper, Edinburgh soccer paper, which shares its name with a separate gay publication
• Scots Independent (mainly supporting the SNP)
• Scottish Catholic Observer
• Scottish Socialist Voice, organ of the SSP
• Third Force News, newspaper serving the voluntary sector Non-party-political

[edit] English specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland

• The Economist (weekly news-focused magazine owned by Pearson PLC), founded by Scot James Wilson
• The Jewish Chronicle (aimed at Britain's Jewish community)
• Racing Post - (daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper)
• The Morning Star (est. 1930) organ of the Communist party

[edit] Planned newspapers

• The Scottish Times (est. April 2007), owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation
• The Scottish Sunday Times (est. April 2007), owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation

[edit] Daily, regional newspapers

The following are available throughout Scotland:

• The Courier, Dundee-based, but also popular in Angus, Clackmannanshire, Fife, Perth and Kinross, and Stirling. Currently enjoys higher readership than The Scotsman and The Herald.
• The Press and Journal, Aberdeen-based, but popular throughout northern Scotland (from Fife and Stirling and all areas northwards). Also currently enjoys higher readership than The Scotsman and The Herald.

The following provincial daily newspapers are popular in the counties that they serve:

• Greenock Telegraph, Inverclyde-based
• Paisley Daily Express, Renfrewshire-based

[edit] Local newspapers

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[edit] Aberdeen

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• Evening Express - the tabloid sister paper of the Press and Journal
• Aberdeen Independent
• Aberdeen Citizen

[edit] Aberdeenshire

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• Ballater Eagle
• Buchan Observer
• Deeside Piper
• Donside Piper
• Inverurie Herald

[edit] Angus

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• Arbroath Herald
• Brechin Advertiser
• Broughty Ferry Guide & Carnoustie Gazette
• Forfar Dispatch
• Kirriemuir Herald
• Montrose Review

[edit] Ayrshire

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• Ayrshire Post
• Kilmarnock Standard

[edit] Dumfries & Galloway

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• Dumfries and Galloway Standard
• Galloway News
• Galloway Gazette

[edit] Dundee

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• The Evening Telegraph - the tabloid sister paper of the Courier

[edit] Edinburgh

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• Evening News
• Edinburgh Echo
• Edinburgh Herald & Post

[edit] Falkirk

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• Falkirk Advertiser
• Falkirk Herald
• Linlithgow Advertiser
• Linlithgowshire Gazette

[edit] Fife

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• Fife Free Press - weekly broadsheet newspaper for Kirkcaldy
• Glenrothes Gazette (Leslie and Markinch News) - tabloid sister weekly paper of Fife Free Press
• East Fife Mail - tabloid weekly sister paper of Fife Free Press for Levenmouth area
• Fife Advertiser
• Fife Herald
• Fife Herald & Post
• St Andrews Citizen
• Fife Leader

[edit] Greater Glasgow

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• Evening Times
• Strathkelvin Advertiser
• Kirkintilloch/Bishopbriggs Herald
• Lennox Herald
• Milngavie & Bearsden Herald
• Rutherglen Reformer
• Local News for Southsiders
• Barrhead News
• Clydebank Post

[edit] Inverness & Highlands

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• Inverness Courier
• Rossshire Journal
• Forres Gazette
• Caithness Courier
• John O' Groats Journal
• Northern Scot
• Ullapool News
• The Northern Times

[edit] Lanarkshire

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• Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser
• Cumbernauld Advertiser
• Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle
• Hamilton Advertiser
• Lanark Gazette/Carluke Gazette
• Motherwell Times/Bellshill Speaker
• Strathaven Echoes
• Wishaw Press

[edit] Paisley & Renfrewshire

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• Paisley People
• Paisley Gazette
• Paisley Daily Express
• Barrhead News

[edit] Perth & Kinross

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• Blairgowrie Advertiser
• Perth Herald & Post
• Perthshire Advertiser

[edit] Shetland

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• Shetland Seafood News
• Shetland News
• Shetland Times

[edit] Stirling & Alloa

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• Alloa and Hillfoots Advertiser
• Stirling Observer
• Wee County News

[edit] West Highlands & Hebrides

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• The Hebridean
• Highland News
• Oban Times
• Stornoway Gazette
• West Highland Free Press

[edit] West Lothian

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• West Lothian Courier
• West Lothian Herald & Post

[edit] Other areas

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• Arran Banner
• Berwick Advertiser
• Berwickshire News
• Bo'ness Journal
• Dunoon Observer
• East Kilbride News
• Greenock Telegraph
• Irvine Herald
• Southern Reporter
• Strathearn Herald

[edit] Restricted circulation newspapers

[edit] Corporate newspapers

[edit] University newspapers

• brig – University of Stirling
• The Saint – University of St Andrews
• Gaudie – University of Aberdeen
• Student – University of Edinburgh
• Veritas – Napier University
• Student Times – University of Dundee
• Glasgow University Guardian – University of Glasgow
• Strathclyde Telegraph – University of Strathclyde
• QMUnicate – University of Glasgow's Queen Margaret Union

[edit] Defunct newspapers

• Business am
• Edinburgh Courant
• The Highlander (newspaper)
• The North Briton
• Scottish Daily News
• Scottish Standard
• Sunday Scot
• Sunday Standard
• Scottish Guardian

[edit] Further reading

• Deadline: The Story of the Scottish Press, Harry Reid, St Andrew Press, 2006, ISBN 0-7152-0836-5

[edit] See also

• List of magazines published in Scotland
• Media in Scotland
• Newspapers
• List of Scotland-related topics
• History of British newspapers
• List of left-wing publications in the United Kingdom
• List of Right-wing publications in the United Kingdom

[edit] External links

• allmediascotland.com
• Advertising spend in Scottish newspapers, Scottish Executive
• Media ownership in the UK
• National and local newspaper links
• Media UK newspaper directory
• History of British newspapers
• The Audit Bureau of Circulation provides circulation figures for Scottish newspapers. Their research is also reproduced in digested form at this Media Guardian index along with commentary.