List of newspapers in Scotland

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This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.

Daily newspapers

TitleMarket typePrintLocationFormatScottish circulation
2017 [1] 		Scottish circulation
2016 [2] 		Scottish circulation
2015 [3] 		Foundation date
The Herald Scottish – QualityMorningScottishBroadsheet25,86928,87232,1411783   
The Scotsman Scottish – QualityMorningScottishCompact19,79219,44922,7401817   
The National Scottish – Mid MarketMorningScottishCompact9,7468,49612,1242014   
Daily Record Scottish – PopularMorningScottishTabloid1895   
The Press and Journal RegionalMorningScottishCompact48,20851,88056,4221747   
The Courier RegionalMorningScottishCompact35,81339,32443,0311801   
Greenock Telegraph LocalMorningScottishTabloid8,9599,55510,5111857   
Paisley Daily Express LocalMorningScottishTabloid4,5084,8005,1091874   
Evening Express Local – AberdeenEveningScottishTabloid22,73625,74428,8021879   
Glasgow Times Local – GlasgowEveningScottishTabloid20,87423,69627,7331876   
Edinburgh Evening News LocalEveningScottishTabloid16,66018,36221,8031873   
Evening Telegraph Local – DundeeEveningScottishTabloid13,32114,97116,8551877   
The Times (Scottish edition)UK – QualityMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperCompact1785   
The Daily Telegraph (Scottish edition)UK – QualityMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet1855   
i UK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandCompact2010   
The Guardian UK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid1821   
The Financial Times UK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandBroadsheet1888   
Scottish Daily Mail UK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1896  
Scottish Daily Express UK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1900   
The Scottish Sun UK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1964   
Daily Star of Scotland UK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1978   
Scottish Daily Mirror UK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1903  
Metro, Scottish Edition UK – FreeMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1999   
The Morning Star UK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1930   

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. However, these definitions no longer apply, as several 'quality' papers in Scotland have followed the lead of The Independent by adopting a tabloid format (which some 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.

Contents

In addition to newspapers published in Scotland, including Scottish editions of United Kingdom newspapers, a number of local newspapers published in other parts of the British Isles are widely available.

Sunday newspapers

TitleMarket typeLocationFormatScottish circulation
Scotland on Sunday Scottish – QualityScottishBroadsheet16,289   
The Sunday Post Scottish – Mid MarketScottishTabloid123,393   
Sunday Mail Scottish – PopularScottishTabloid140,743   
Sunday National Mid Market (pro-independence)ScottishBroadsheet
The Sunday Times Scotland UK – QualityScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet46,593   
The Observer UK – QualityUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid11,772   
The Sunday Telegraph Scotland UK – QualityScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet11,234   
Mail on Sunday Scotland UK – Mid MarketScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid63,290   
Scottish Sunday Express UK – Mid MarketScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid21,661   
Sun on Sunday UK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid142,272   
Daily Star Sunday UK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid19,299   
Scottish Sunday Mirror UK – PopularScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid7,523   
The Sunday People UK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid4,656   

Local weekly newspapers

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

Angus

Argyll and Bute

Clackmannanshire

Dumfries and Galloway

Dundee

East Ayrshire

East Dunbartonshire

East Lothian

East Renfrewshire

Edinburgh

Falkirk

Fife

Glasgow

Highlands

Inverclyde

Midlothian

Moray

North Ayrshire

North Lanarkshire

Orkney

Perth and Kinross

Renfrewshire

Scottish Borders

Shetland

South Ayrshire

South Lanarkshire

Stirling

West Dunbartonshire

West Lothian

Western Isles

Specialist newspapers

UK-wide specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland

University newspapers

Defunct newspapers

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Mayhew, Freddy (1 March 2018). "Regional ABCs print: Steep circulation falls for dailies the Yorkshire Evening Post and Carlisle & News Star". Press Gazette. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Ponsford, Dominic (23 February 2017). "UK regional dailies lose print sales by average of 12.5 per cent: Wigan Post and The National are biggest fallers". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. ↑ Ponsford, Dominic (24 February 2016). "Regional press ABCs, dailies: Liverpool Echo's positive relaunch has negative impact on sales". Press Gazette. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
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