Scottish Newspapers and Magazines

[Alan H]

All right, lads and lasses from SCOTLAND

(Not from Ohio and California that wish they were in Scotland)

What newspapers and magazines do you read (if any, in this internet era) and why?

[The Q]

A question! are you defining the thread, as those who currently live in Scotland, or, do you include those who are of Scotland but now live elsewhere?

[Jock Scot]

The Times------ It suits me. The Lochaber News-----Local news. The Trout and Salmon-------because I am still trying to find better ways of catching the wretched things. The Shooting Gazette------keeps me up to date with what some of my friends get up to! The Field------ditto. The Farmers weekly-----market trends, land for sale, etc..

Internet news, etc.? It just fails to appeal.

[Orionson]

I reckon it is safe to presume that you are looking for the best places to approach as potential platforms for the Scottish Wildcat Tartan.

The very first place you should go is The Scots Magazine which is published in Dundee by DC Thompson and is the oldest monthly magazine in the world having started before the 1745 Rebellion. It is widely read here in Scotland and also - most importantly - has a worldwide circulation of loyal readers. They have also recently published an article about Scottish Wildcats which featured the Wildcat Haven Project.

http://www.scotsmagazine.com/


I would also approach the Scotsman in Edinburgh (known fondly as the Hootsman by those of us who don't share their Unionist leanings) as they are a big national Daily with weekend magazines.

http://www.scotsman.com/news

The Glasgow Herald is the other big daily with Weekend magazines.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/

The Inverness Courier is the big Highland paper.

http://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/Home/


The West Highland Free Press for coverage of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, which is a weekly paper.

http://www.whfp.com/

The Oban Times for Argyle & Bute, also a weekly.

http://www.obantimes.co.uk/

The Press & Journal for Aberdeenshire, Inverness-shire, Orkney and Shetland which is a Daily.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/

The Highland News, a weekly with different titles for different areas of Highland Region.

http://www.highland-news.co.uk/Home/

Scottish Field is a glossy national monthly magazine with international circulation and I believe has also recently covered the Scottish Wildcat Haven Project.

http://www.scottishfield.co.uk/


This should get you started. You should be pushing against an open door in most of them. Especially the magazines.

Good luck.

[cessna152towser]

I very rarely read newspapers nowadays but my wife usually buys The National www.thenational.scot during our twice weekly visit to the supermarket and she's an avid reader.

[Alan H]

A question! are you defining the thread, as those who currently live in Scotland, or, do you include those who are of Scotland but now live elsewhere?

Well, if you live in the UK, that qualifies!

[Alan H]

Orionson, that's a HUGE help...same for you, Jock.

I guess my motivation is pretty obvious, huh?

[neloon]

I don't read newspapers since they're all so politically biased and are therefore selected by readers who know they will be told what they want to hear!
Alan

[The Q]

I read Newspapers occasionally these days, because as someone said, they do say what you expect for their readership, but a I am a voracious reader so when I don't have a book or magazine to read.
They are in order of most read first:

The Times, which quite often, does cover both sides of a political story.

The Eastern Daily Press ( that's East Anglia England).

The Daily Express /Scottish Daily Express (my parents get it,).

The Sunday Post, a Scottish National paper my parents get and you can get in many parts of England particularly where Scots go on holiday. Also this paper is I think one you could add to Orionsons' list to approach.

Come to that, you can also get the Scottish Daily Record here in Norfolk but I don't normally read that.

I have read when I lived in their press circulation areas,
The Press and Journal.

The West Highland Free Press, the paper for those who like to be told everything is someone elses fault (especially the English).

Magazines, not really Scottish but do cover the whole of the UK and beyond:
Railway Modeller the oldest of the model railway magazines still going.

Landrover Owners International ( Mostly about the real Landrovers, The Series 1, 2, 3 and then the 90, 110 and Defender).

Yachts and Yachting ( which covers dinghy and small yacht racing not gin palaces).

Practical Boat Owner (as it may suggest for those who have to look after their own boats).

I'm also a member of 9 societies / clubs (4 sailing, 4 railway / model railway, 1 medical) which produce magazines or news letters.
The only Scottish one is, The Scottish Railway Preservation Society magazine "Blastpipe".

[Geoff Withnell]

Orionson, that's a HUGE help...same for you, Jock.

I guess my motivation is pretty obvious, huh?

Alan, you have to face it. You are not the most (how shall I put this?) subtle fellow around.