Southern Reporter (newspaper)
The Southern Reporter is a weekly tabloid format sold in the Scottish Borders. It comes out on Thursdays and is owned by Johnston Press. It has a circulation of around 7,000.
Type | weekly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Johnston Press |
Editor | Darin Hutson |
Founded | 1855 |
Headquarters | Selkirk, Borders, Scotland |
Circulation | 7,000 (as of December 2013)[1] |
ISSN | 1355-9346 |
OCLC number | 500155716 |
Website | www |
History
The paper was established in 1855.[2]
It was named the best weekly newspaper in Scotland in 2002 and 2003.[3] In 2004 the paper published a caption which caused offence locally, causing the editor to resign.[4][5][6] Susan Windram succeeded Willie Mack as editor in 2007.[7] Windram was succeeded by Phil Johnson, who was appointed in June 2015.[8] 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.[9] The move was completed in April 2014.[10]
In 2013 the newspaper switched to tabloid format after more than 150 years as a broadsheet.[11] After a progressive decline in circulation, the average circulation of paid copies was around 12,500 for each issue.[1]
References
- "Regional Publications. Circulation Certificate January to December 2013" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "The Southern Reporter". www.britishnewspapers.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Town's anger as newspaper gaffe sees religious ceremony ridiculed". The Scotsman. 23 July 2004.
- "Paper sorry for captions offence". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
- "Editor resigns over captions slur". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
- Mackay, Hamish (28 July 2004). "Editor quits after dummy captions ridicule local event". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Southern Reporter chooses new editor". www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "New Southern Reporter editor is appointed". The Southern Reporter. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- Pugh, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Johnston weekly to open new office in Selkirk". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Southern Reporter's new Selkirk office opens for business". Selkirk Weekend Adveriser. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "Three Johnston Press weeklies to switch from broadsheet to tabloid". The Press Gazette. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.