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This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
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This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
| Title | Market type | Location | Format | Scottish circulation 2017 [1] | Scottish circulation 2016 [2] | Scottish circulation 2015 [3] | Foundation date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Herald | Scottish – Quality | Morning | Scottish | Broadsheet | 25,869 | 28,872 | 32,141 | 1783 |
| The Scotsman | Scottish – Quality | Morning | Scottish | Compact | 19,792 | 19,449 | 22,740 | 1817 |
| The National | Scottish – Mid Market | Morning | Scottish | Compact | 9,746 | 8,496 | 12,124 | 2014 |
| Daily Record | Scottish – Popular | Morning | Scottish | Tabloid | 1895 | |||
| The Press and Journal | Regional | Morning | Scottish | Compact | 48,208 | 51,880 | 56,422 | 1747 |
| The Courier | Regional | Morning | Scottish | Compact | 35,813 | 39,324 | 43,031 | 1801 |
| Greenock Telegraph | Local | Morning | Scottish | Tabloid | 8,959 | 9,555 | 10,511 | 1857 |
| Paisley Daily Express | Local | Morning | Scottish | Tabloid | 4,508 | 4,800 | 5,109 | 1874 |
| Evening Express | Local – Aberdeen | Evening | Scottish | Tabloid | 22,736 | 25,744 | 28,802 | 1879 |
| Glasgow Times | Local – Glasgow | Evening | Scottish | Tabloid | 20,874 | 23,696 | 27,733 | 1876 |
| Edinburgh Evening News | Local | Evening | Scottish | Tabloid | 16,660 | 18,362 | 21,803 | 1873 |
| Evening Telegraph | Local – Dundee | Evening | Scottish | Tabloid | 13,321 | 14,971 | 16,855 | 1877 |
| The Times (Scottish edition) | UK – Quality | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Compact | 1785 | |||
| The Daily Telegraph (Scottish edition) | UK – Quality | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Broadsheet | 1855 | |||
| i | UK – Quality | Morning | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Compact | 2010 | |||
| The Guardian | UK – Quality | Morning | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Tabloid | 1821 | |||
| The Financial Times | UK – Quality | Morning | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Broadsheet | 1888 | |||
| Scottish Daily Mail | UK – Mid Market | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1896 | |||
| Scottish Daily Express | UK – Mid Market | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1900 | |||
| The Scottish Sun | UK – Popular | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1964 | |||
| Daily Star of Scotland | UK – Popular | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1978 | |||
| Scottish Daily Mirror | UK – Popular | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1903 | |||
| Metro, Scottish Edition | UK – Free | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1999 | |||
| The Morning Star | UK – Mid Market | Morning | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 1930 |
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.
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.
| Title | Market type | Location | Format | Scottish circulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland on Sunday | Scottish – Quality | Scottish | Broadsheet | 16,289 |
| The Sunday Post | Scottish – Mid Market | Scottish | Tabloid | 123,393 |
| Sunday Mail | Scottish – Popular | Scottish | Tabloid | 140,743 |
| Sunday National | Mid Market (pro-independence) | Scottish | Broadsheet | |
| The Sunday Times Scotland | UK – Quality | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Broadsheet | 46,593 |
| The Observer | UK – Quality | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Tabloid | 11,772 |
| The Sunday Telegraph Scotland | UK – Quality | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Broadsheet | 11,234 |
| Mail on Sunday Scotland | UK – Mid Market | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 63,290 |
| Scottish Sunday Express | UK – Mid Market | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 21,661 |
| Sun on Sunday | UK – Popular | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Tabloid | 142,272 |
| Daily Star Sunday | UK – Popular | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Tabloid | 19,299 |
| Scottish Sunday Mirror | UK – Popular | Scottish edition of UK newspaper | Tabloid | 7,523 |
| The People | UK – Popular | UK newspaper widely available in Scotland | Tabloid | 4,656 |
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