Monday, September 11, 2006

State of the Scottish press

We're all Doomed

....the Scottish press seems too preoccupied by its own troubles to notice what is happening in Queen Margaret Drive.
The Scotsman has been suffering double-digit falls in circulation over the summer, and the revenues of its new owners, Johnston Press, have plummeting by nearly a tenth as advertising
evaporates. The Herald isn't in great shape either. The Daily Record has capitulated to the Sun, and faces an uncertain future under publishers, Trinity Mirror, who axed the Scottish Mirror. The launch of evening cheapos by the Record - a vulpine attempt to feed of the decaying carcass of the Scottish evening press - will help no one.

From this article All Media Scotland

Meanwhile

Sunday Times gets even bigger with £2 hike

The Sunday Times accompanied a price rise to £2 with a subtle redesign for its main news section and the launch of a new gadget-laden section called In Gear.

The title has also expanded the Culture magazine to include more music and promised more free DVDs and CDs.

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