All posts tagged The Scotsman

FOR all the gloom that generally surrounds their sales, newspapers still command huge audiences, with - for example - almost 450,000 people estimated to have read The Scotsman's

THE Scotsman and Scotland on Sunday newspapers have followed The Herald and Sunday Herald by requesting to be designated 'regional' when it comes to their audited sales figures. The

VISITORS to the website of The Scotsman will have today noticed pages wrapped in an advert for the rail company, East Coast Rail, doubling up as a promotion

A FORMER financial editor of The Scotsman has celebrated his 100th birthday. George Brodlie retired as financial editor in 1978. But, says his son, Ken: "His articles in The

THE number of subscribers to The Scotsman has increased substantially over the last 12 months, according to the chief executive of its publishers. In an interview given to BBC

THE Scotsman has paid tribute to a former Scottish news editor, who has died aged 79. Ian Saunders, who retired from his position at The Scotsman in 1993, spent

THE head of Johnston Press in the north-east of England has been named head of the publisher's Scotland operation. Stuart Birkett has been named managing director of the publisher's Scotland

A REGULAR writer on The Scotsman has been named among the most scathing book critics. Allan Massie has been shortlisted in this year's 'Hatchett Job of the Year Award',

THE Scotsman newspaper is now available as an app on Android devices following its launch at the start of the year as an app for iPads. Says the paper:

A BLEAK assessment of The Scotsman's fortunes since it was taken over by the current owners, Johnston Press, has been published by the journal, the British Journalism Review. Writes

YOU won't have to go far to find those who believe Lord Leveson's plan to reform the British Press hasn't gone far enough. For many of those who

THE EMAIL was certainly a wake-up call. Had - asked the author - the site seen that Johnston Press Scotland was seeking an administrator? allmediascotland.com had heard that the publisher

THE Scotsman is estimated to have a monthly average readership of just under a million, according to a relatively new set of figures designed to give an overview

“BILL Hill will probably be best remembered as the ‘father of e-reading'.” So begins an obituary in yesterday's Scotsman newspaper, paying tribute to the journalist-turned-software-developer who created ClearType, considered

A REPORTER on The Scotman recounts her own experience of interviewing the late broadcaster, Jimmy Savile, who is facing several allegations of having sexually abused young people. Claire Smith

THE Scotsman columnist, Brian Wilson, has criticised the use of special advisers by the Scottish Government. The former Labour minister writes: "[Special advisers] are a breed which the political

THE Scotsman has today increased its weekday cover price by 10p, to £1.10. Says the paper: "It is a move made due to a number of circumstances brought about

THE Edinburgh reporter at The Scotsman has been appointed arts correspondent at the paper. Brian Ferguson succeeds Tim Cornwell, after five years as Edinburgh reporter. He had previously been

A CAMPAIGN to have The Sun newspaper - including its Scottish edition - remove its semi-naked, Page 3 models has received support from a columnist in today's Scotsman