List of newspapers in Scotland

This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.

Daily newspapers

! Title !! Market type !! Print !! Location !! Format !! Scottish circulation 2017[1] !! Scottish circulation 2016[2] !! Scottish circulation 2015[3] !! Foundation date

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.

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• The Herald || Scottish – Quality || Morning || Scottish || Broadsheet || 25,869 || 28,872 || 32,141 || 1783
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• The Scotsman || Scottish – Quality || Morning || Scottish || Compact || 19,792 || 19,449 || 22,740 || 1817
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• The National || Scottish – Mid Market || Morning || Scottish || Compact || 9,746 || 8,496 || 12,124 || 2014
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• Daily Record || Scottish – Popular || Morning || Scottish || Tabloid || || || || 1895
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• The Press and Journal || Regional || Morning || Scottish || Compact || 48,208 || 51,880 || 56,422 || 1747
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• The Courier || Regional || Morning || Scottish || Compact || 35,813 || 39,324 || 43,031 || 1801
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• Greenock Telegraph || Local || Morning || Scottish || Tabloid || 8,959 || 9,555 || 10,511 || 1857
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• Paisley Daily Express || Local || Morning || Scottish || Tabloid || 4,508 || 4,800 || 5,109 || 1874
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• Evening Express || Local – Aberdeen || Evening || Scottish || Tabloid || 22,736 || 25,744 || 28,802 || 1879
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• Glasgow Times || Local – Glasgow || Evening || Scottish || Tabloid || 20,874 || 23,696 || 27,733 || 1876
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• Edinburgh Evening News || Local || Evening || Scottish || Tabloid || 16,660 || 18,362 || 21,803 || 1873
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• Evening Telegraph || Local – Dundee || Evening || Scottish || Tabloid || 13,321 || 14,971 || 16,855 || 1877
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• The Times (Scottish edition) || UK – Quality || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Compact || || || || 1785
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• The Daily Telegraph (Scottish edition) || UK – Quality || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Broadsheet || || || || 1855
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• i || UK – Quality || Morning || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Compact || || || || 2010
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• The Guardian || UK – Quality || Morning || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Tabloid || || || || 1821
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• The Financial Times || UK – Quality || Morning || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Broadsheet || || || || 1888
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• Scottish Daily Mail || UK – Mid Market || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1896
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• Scottish Daily Express || UK – Mid Market || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1900
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• The Scottish Sun || UK – Popular || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1964
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• Daily Star of Scotland || UK – Popular || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1978
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• Scottish Daily Mirror || UK – Popular || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1903
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• Metro, Scottish Edition || UK – Free || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1999
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• The Morning Star || UK – Mid Market || Morning || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || || || || 1930
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Sunday newspapers

! Title !! Market type !! Location !! Format !! Scottish circulation

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• Scotland on Sunday || Scottish – Quality || Scottish || Broadsheet || style="text-align: right;" | 16,289
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• The Sunday Post || Scottish – Mid Market || Scottish || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 123,393
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• Sunday Mail || Scottish – Popular || Scottish || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 140,743
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• Sunday National || Mid Market (pro-independence) || Scottish || Broadsheet || style="text-align: right;" |
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• The Sunday Times Scotland || UK – Quality || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Broadsheet || style="text-align: right;" | 46,593
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• The Observer || UK – Quality || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 11,772
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• The Sunday Telegraph Scotland || UK – Quality || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Broadsheet || style="text-align: right;" | 11,234
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• Mail on Sunday Scotland || UK – Mid Market || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 63,290
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• Scottish Sunday Express || UK – Mid Market || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 21,661
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• Sun on Sunday || UK – Popular || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 142,272
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• Daily Star Sunday || UK – Popular || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 19,299
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• Scottish Sunday Mirror || UK – Popular || Scottish edition of UK newspaper || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 7,523
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• The Sunday People || UK – Popular || UK newspaper widely available in Scotland || Tabloid || style="text-align: right;" | 4,656
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Local weekly newspapers

Specialist newspapers

• The i-Witness - Muslim paper in English
• The Pink Paper - Edinburgh soccer paper, which shares its name with a separate gay and lesbian publication
• Scots Independent - mainly supporting the Scottish National Party (SNP)
• Scottish Catholic Observer
• Scottish Socialist Voice - printed by the Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)
• Third Force News - newspaper serving the voluntary sector, non-party-political

University newspapers

• Brig – University of Stirling
• Gaudie – University of Aberdeen (see: Aberdeen University Students' Association)
• The Glasgow Guardian – University of Glasgow
• The Journal – University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow
• The EDIT - Glasgow Caledonian University
• The Magdalen – University of Dundee (see: Dundee University Students' Association)
• qmunicate – University of Glasgow's Queen Margaret Union
• The Saint – University of St Andrews
• Strathclyde Telegraph – University of Strathclyde
• Student – University of Edinburgh
• Veritas – Napier University

Defunct newspapers

• Aberdeen Citizen
• Allanwater Herald
• An Gàidheal Ùr - for speakers of Scottish Gaelic (monthly)
• Arbroath Herald
• Brechin Advertiser
• The Bulletin
• Business am
• The Buteman
• Carnoustie Guide & Gazette
• The Citizen
• East Lothian News
• Edinburgh Advertiser
• Edinburgh Courant
• Ellon Advertiser
• Fife & Kinross Extra
• Forfar Dispatch
• Glasgow Argus
• Glasgow Evening News
• The Gourock Times
• Hawick News
• The Highlander
• Highland News
• Inverness Herald
• Inverurie Advertiser
• Kirriemuir Herald
• Lothian and Peebles Times
• Mercurius Caledonius
• Montrose Review
• Nairnshire Telegraph
• North Ayrshire World
• The North Briton
• North Star
• Paisley People
• Perth Shopper
• Rossshire Herald
• Scottish Daily News
• Scottish Guardian
• Scottish Leader (3 January 1887 – 4 July 1894) - Edinburgh-based daily, Liberal and pro-home rule, established in competition with The Scotsman
• Scottish Standard
• Selkirk Advertiser
• Strathkelvin Advertiser
• Sunday Scot
• Sunday Standard
• Turriff Advertiser
• West Lothian Herald & Post

See also

• List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
• List of magazines published in Scotland
• Media in Scotland
• Newspapers
• List of Scotland-related topics
• History of British newspapers
• List of left-wing publications in the United Kingdom
• List of right-wing publications in the United Kingdom

Further reading

• Reid, Harry (2006) Deadline: the Story of the Scottish Press. Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press ISBN 0-7152-0836-5

External links

• ThePaperboy.com UK newspaper directory
• allmediascotland.com
• National and local newspaper links
• History of British newspapers
• The Audit Bureau of Circulation provides circulation figures for Scottish newspapers. Their research is also reproduced in digested form at this Media Guardian index along with commentary.