Southern Reporter (newspaper)

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The Southern Reporter
Type Weekly newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) National World
EditorDarin Hutson
Founded1855
Headquarters Selkirk, Borders, Scotland
Circulation 3,352(as of 2023) [1]
ISSN 1355-9346
OCLC number 500155716
Website thesouthernreporter.co.uk

The Southern Reporter is a weekly tabloid format sold in the Scottish Borders. It publishes Thursdays and is owned by National World.

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History

The paper was established in 1855. [2]

The Tweeddale Press Group owned the title and became a subsidiary of the Johnston Press in 2000, [3] having been purchased for £7.8 million. [4] It was named the best weekly newspaper in Scotland in 2002 and 2003. [5] In 2004 the paper published a caption which caused offence locally, causing the editor to resign. [6] [7] [8] Susan Windram succeeded Willie Mack as editor in 2007. [9] Windram was succeeded by Phil Johnson, who was appointed in June 2015. [10] Darin Hutson was appointed editor in 2016.

In 2012 Johnston Press announced that the office would be closing and relocating to other premises in Selkirk. [11] The move was completed in April 2014. [12]

In 2013 the newspaper switched to tabloid format after more than 150 years as a broadsheet. [13] After a progressive decline in circulation, the average circulation of paid copies was around 12,500 for each issue. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Southern Reporter". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Southern Reporter". www.britishnewspapers.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Johnston Press nets Tweeddale minnow". The Herald . Glasgow. 23 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ↑ Hutson, Darin (7 August 2020). "Selkirk office staying shut but Southern Reporter still open for business". Southern Reporter . Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ↑ "Town's anger as newspaper gaffe sees religious ceremony ridiculed". The Scotsman . 23 July 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "Paper sorry for captions offence". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  7. ↑ "Editor resigns over captions slur". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  8. ↑ Mackay, Hamish (28 July 2004). "Editor quits after dummy captions ridicule local event". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Southern Reporter chooses new editor". www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "New Southern Reporter editor is appointed". The Southern Reporter. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ↑ Pugh, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Johnston weekly to open new office in Selkirk". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Southern Reporter's new Selkirk office opens for business". Selkirk Weekend Adveriser. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Three Johnston Press weeklies to switch from broadsheet to tabloid". The Press Gazette. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  14. ↑ "Regional Publications. Circulation Certificate January to December 2013" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) . Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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