List of newspapers in Scotland

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

1 National newspapers
2 Specialist newspapers
- 2.1 English specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland
3 Planned newspapers
4 Daily, regional newspapers
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] 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

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[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.