| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner | Newsquest |
| Editor | Jonathan Russell |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Political alignment | Centre-left |
| Headquarters | 200 Renfield Street Glasgow, Scotland |
| Circulation | 47,226 [1] |
| Official website | HeraldScotland.com |
The Herald is a broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, and available throughout Scotland. As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 47,226, giving it a lead over Scotland's other 'quality' national daily, The Scotsman, published in Edinburgh.
The 1889 to 1906 editions are only available to view on micro-film. From then on printed copies have been retained.
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The paper is one of the world's oldest continuously-published English-language newspapers, first published on 27 January 1783 as the Glasgow Advertiser, from Duncan's Land, Gibson's Wynd, Glasgow. Its first editor was John Mennons.
The Herald is owned by Newsquest (a division of Gannett), which acquired it with the purchase of the publishing arm of the Scottish Media Group in 2003 in a highly controversial £216m sale. Prominent columnists writing on the paper include Alison Rowat, Collete Douglas-Home, Ruth Wishart, Anne Johnstone, Ian Bell and Iain Macwhirter. It publishes the quarterly Scottish Review of Books as a supplement in the Saturday Herald.
First published on Wednesday 1 January 1783. In 1803 it became 'The Herald and Advertiser and Commercial Chronicle changing to 'The Glasgow Herald' with its Thursday 26 August 1804 edition. It became a daily in 1859. In 1895, publication moved to a building in Mitchell Street designed by John Keppie of whom Charles Mackintosh was an apprentice. The building is now The Lighthouse, an architecture and design centre.
In 1964, publishers George Outram were bought by Sir Hugh Fraser. Ownership was then acquired in 1979 by Tiny Rowland's Lonrho.
On 19 July 1980 the paper moved to offices in Albion Street, a black-fronted building modelled after the Black Lubyanka building of the Daily Express in London's Fleet Street.
The paper became The Herald on 3 February 1992. A management buy-out in May 1992 created Caledonian Newspapers, later purchased by Scottish Television in 1996. After the purchase the TV group renamed itself "Scottish Media Group" which was later shortened to SMG, then in 2008 to STV Group plc.
The title was redesigned and relaunched in the "New Era" relaunch of 11 May 1998. A partner Sunday paper, the Sunday Herald, was launched in 1999.
Donald Martin replaced Charles McGhee in December 2008. He immediately embarked on a cost-cutting programmme which was debated in the Scottish Parliament.
Martin departed without ceremony on 14 May 2010 and was replaced by Acting Editor-in-Chief Richard Walker.
Jonathan Russell assumed editorship of The Herald on 19 July 2010.
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