# List of newspapers in Scotland

This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.

## Daily newspapers

    TitleMarket typePrintLocationFormatScottish circulation 2017Scottish circulation 2016Scottish circulation 2015Foundation date The HeraldScottish – QualityMorningScottishBroadsheet25,86928,87232,1411783   The ScotsmanScottish – QualityMorningScottishCompact19,79219,44922,7401817   The NationalScottish – Mid MarketMorningScottishCompact9,7468,49612,1242014   Daily RecordScottish – PopularMorningScottishTabloid1895   The Press and JournalRegionalMorningScottishCompact48,20851,88056,4221747   The CourierRegionalMorningScottishCompact35,81339,32443,0311801   Greenock TelegraphLocalMorningScottishTabloid8,9599,55510,5111857   Paisley Daily ExpressLocalMorningScottishTabloid4,5084,8005,1091874   Evening ExpressLocal – AberdeenEveningScottishTabloid22,73625,74428,8021879   Glasgow TimesLocal – GlasgowEveningScottishTabloid20,87423,69627,7331876   Edinburgh Evening NewsLocalEveningScottishTabloid16,66018,36221,8031873   Evening TelegraphLocal – DundeeEveningScottishTabloid13,32114,97116,8551877   The Times (Scottish edition)UK – QualityMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperCompact1785   The Daily Telegraph (Scottish edition)UK – QualityMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet1855   iUK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandCompact2010   The GuardianUK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid1821   The Financial TimesUK – QualityMorningUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandBroadsheet1888   Scottish Daily MailUK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1896  Scottish Daily ExpressUK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1900   The Scottish SunUK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1964   Daily Star of ScotlandUK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1978   Scottish Daily MirrorUK – PopularMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1903  Metro, Scottish EditionUK – FreeMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1999   The Morning StarUK – Mid MarketMorningScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid1930
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.

## Sunday newspapers

    TitleMarket typeLocationFormatScottish circulation Scotland on SundayScottish – QualityScottishBroadsheet16,289   The Sunday PostScottish – Mid MarketScottishTabloid123,393   Sunday MailScottish – PopularScottishTabloid140,743   Sunday NationalMid Market (pro-independence)ScottishBroadsheet The Sunday Times ScotlandUK – QualityScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet46,593   The ObserverUK – QualityUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid11,772   The Sunday Telegraph ScotlandUK – QualityScottish edition of UK newspaperBroadsheet11,234   Mail on Sunday ScotlandUK – Mid MarketScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid63,290   Scottish Sunday ExpressUK – Mid MarketScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid21,661   Sun on SundayUK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid142,272   Daily Star SundayUK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid19,299   Scottish Sunday MirrorUK – PopularScottish edition of UK newspaperTabloid7,523   The Sunday PeopleUK – PopularUK newspaper widely available in ScotlandTabloid4,656

## Local weekly newspapers
### Aberdeenshire

* Banffshire Journal
* The Buchanie
* Deeside Piper
* Donside Piper
* Ellon Times & East Gordon Advertiser
* Fraserburgh Herald
* Huntly Express
* Inverurie Herald
* Kincardineshire Observer
* Mearns Leader

### Angus

* Angus County Press

### Argyll and Bute

* Campbeltown Courier & Argyllshire Advertiser
* Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard
* Helensburgh Advertiser
* Isle of Bute News
* The Ileach
* Oban Times

### Clackmannanshire

* Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser

### Dumfries and Galloway

* Annandale Herald & Moffat News
* Annandale Observer
* Dumfries & Galloway Standard (bi-weekly)
* Dumfries Courier
* Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser
* Galloway Gazette
* Galloway News
* Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press

### East Ayrshire

* Cumnock Chronicle
* Kilmarnock Standard

### East Dunbartonshire

* Kirkintilloch Herald
* Milngavie & Bearsden Herald

### East Lothian

* East Lothian Courier

### East Renfrewshire

* Barrhead News

### Edinburgh

* Linlithgow Gazette - incorporating Bo'ness Journal and Queensferry Gazette

### Falkirk

* Linlithgow Gazette - incorporating Bo'ness Journal and Queensferry Gazette
* Falkirk Herald - the largest local weekly newspaper in Scotland in terms of circulation and readership

### Fife

* Central Fife Times and Advertiser – weekly tabloid newspaper and classified advertiser in the Cowdenbeath, Kelty and Lochgelly area
* Dunfermline Press – weekly tabloid newspaper for West Fife
* East Fife Mail – tabloid weekly sister paper of Fife Free Press for the Levenmouth area
* Fife Free Press – weekly tabloid newspaper for the Kirkcaldy area
* Fife Herald
* Glenrothes Gazette (Leslie and Markinch News) – tabloid sister weekly paper of Fife Free Press
* St Andrews Citizen

### Glasgow

* The Digger – scandal sheet with stories of minor trials and arrests and gossip about local gangs
* Glasgow South & Eastwood Extra
* Glasgow Eyes – a picture news magazine featuring street/reportage photography/news/music and showbiz

### Highlands

* Caithness Courier
* The Inverness Courier (bi-weekly)
* John O'Groat Journal
* Oban Times incorporating the Lochaber Times
* The Northern Times
* Rossshire Journal
* Strathspey & Badenoch Herald
* Ullapool News
* West Highland Free Press

### Midlothian

* Midlothian Advertiser

### Moray

* Banffshire Advertiser
* Banffshire Journal
* Forres Gazette
* Northern Scot

### North Ayrshire

* Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald
* Arran Banner
* Irvine Herald & Kilwinning Chronicle
* Irvine Times
* Largs and Millport Weekly News

### North Lanarkshire

* Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
* Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle
* Motherwell Times & Bellshill Speaker
* Wishaw Press

### Orkney

* The Orcadian

### Perth and Kinross

* Blairgowrie Advertiser
* Perthshire Advertiser (bi-weekly)
* Strathearn Herald

### Renfrewshire

* Gryffe Advertizer
* Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette

### Scottish Borders

* Berwickshire News
* Border Telegraph
* The Hawick Paper
* Peeblesshire News
* Southern Reporter

### Shetland

* Shetland Times

### South Ayrshire

* Ayr Advertiser incorporating Carrick Gazette & Troon Times
* Ayrshire Post

### South Lanarkshire

* East Kilbride News
* Hamilton Advertiser
* Lanark & Carluke Gazette
* Rutherglen Reformer
* Strathaven Echoes

### Stirling

* Stirling News
* Stirling Observer (bi-weekly)

### West Dunbartonshire

* Clydebank Post
* Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
* Lennox Herald

### West Lothian

* Linlithgow Gazette - incorporating Bo'ness Journal and Queensferry Gazette
* West Lothian Courier

### Western Isles

* Stornoway Gazette

## 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

### UK-wide specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland

* The Economist - weekly news-focused magazine owned by Pearson PLC, founded by Scot James Wilson
* PinkNews - LGBT online newspaper
* Private Eye - Fortnightly satirical current affairs news magazine
* The Jewish Chronicle - aimed at Britain's Jewish community
* Racing Post – daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper

## University newspapers

* Brig – University of Stirling
* Gaudie – University of Aberdeen (see: Aberdeen University Students' Association)
* Glasgow University 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