The Press in ScotlandThe Press in Scotland

Michelle Jordan, Joanne Michelle Jordan, Joanne Hastie and Gemma Hastie and Gemma

McBrideMcBride

Contents and SummaryContents and Summary

Scottish NewspapersScottish Newspapers The Scottish SunThe Scottish Sun The Daily RecordThe Daily Record Case Study – DC ThomsonCase Study – DC Thomson The BIG IssueThe BIG Issue The SkinnyThe Skinny DiscussionDiscussion

Scottish NewspapersScottish Newspapers

88thth Oldest newspaper is the Oldest newspaper is the HeraldHerald

Reporting Style was un-Reporting Style was un-dramatic and factualdramatic and factual

Early 20Early 20thth Century press began Century press began to use ‘scandalous’ content of to use ‘scandalous’ content of local newslocal news

Scottish NewspapersScottish Newspapers

Scottish Papers hold unique Scottish Papers hold unique and familiar identityand familiar identity

Foreign news coverage is Foreign news coverage is lacking in many Scottish lacking in many Scottish newspapersnewspapers

Devolution has dominated the Devolution has dominated the Scottish public agenda for Scottish public agenda for almost 40 yearsalmost 40 years

The Scottish SunThe Scottish Sun

The Sun is generally viewed as The Sun is generally viewed as the strident voice of ordinary the strident voice of ordinary peoplepeople

Entertainment valueEntertainment value Informal toneInformal tone Consistent Sales records, but Consistent Sales records, but

not usurping their main not usurping their main competitiorscompetitiors

The Daily RecordThe Daily Record

Generally a ‘West of Scotland’ Generally a ‘West of Scotland’ newspapernewspaper

Geographical Position in Geographical Position in GlasgowGlasgow

Technically a National Technically a National NewspaperNewspaper

Long standing rivalry between Long standing rivalry between The Record and The SunThe Record and The Sun

Case Study-D C ThomsonCase Study-D C Thomson

Background:Background: Family run businessFamily run business Publishing since 1905Publishing since 1905 Founded by William ThomsonFounded by William Thomson 1884 David Coupar Thomson took 1884 David Coupar Thomson took

overover Offices in Glasgow, London, Offices in Glasgow, London,

Manchester and DundeeManchester and Dundee

Case Study- D C Case Study- D C ThomsonThomson

Publications:Publications: The Sunday PostThe Sunday Post The CourierThe Courier The Evening TelegraphThe Evening Telegraph My WeeklyMy Weekly The Scots MagazineThe Scots Magazine

Case Study- D C ThomsonCase Study- D C ThomsonThe Beano and The The Beano and The DandyDandy

‘‘The Big Five’The Big Five’ Success of the funnies gave R.D Success of the funnies gave R.D

Low the idea for a new ‘Big Five’Low the idea for a new ‘Big Five’ First was The Dandy in 1937 then First was The Dandy in 1937 then

The Beano in 1938The Beano in 1938 12 known copies of the first issue 12 known copies of the first issue

of The Beano and 5 known of the of The Beano and 5 known of the secondsecond

A copy of the first issue sold at A copy of the first issue sold at auction for £12,100 and The auction for £12,100 and The Dandy’s for £20,350Dandy’s for £20,350

Case Study- D C ThomsonCase Study- D C ThomsonThe Beano and The DandyThe Beano and The Dandy

The Beano is now the The Beano is now the longest running weekly longest running weekly comiccomic

The Dandy became The Dandy became fortnightly in 2007fortnightly in 2007

BeanolandBeanoland The Beano on TVThe Beano on TV Rise of Dennis the Menace Rise of Dennis the Menace

and Gnasherand Gnasher

The BIG IssueThe BIG Issue

What IS the BIG Issue?

The BIG IssueThe BIG Issue

History of the Big IssueHistory of the Big Issue One of the leading UK Social One of the leading UK Social

CompaniesCompanies Limited Company AND A Limited Company AND A

Registered CharityRegistered Charity Running for 17 yearsRunning for 17 years Offices in Glasgow and Offices in Glasgow and

EdinburghEdinburgh

The BIG IssueThe BIG Issue Biggest weekly news and Biggest weekly news and

current affairs magazine in current affairs magazine in ScotlandScotland

170,00 readers every week170,00 readers every week Award winning writersAward winning writers Celebrity writersCelebrity writers In depth interviewsIn depth interviews Can it be called Scottish?Can it be called Scottish?

The SkinnyThe Skinny

Founded in 2005Founded in 2005 Began as a ‘listings’ magazineBegan as a ‘listings’ magazine Primarily for Glasgow and Primarily for Glasgow and

EdinburghEdinburgh 2007 saw distribution and 2007 saw distribution and

content to include Aberdeen content to include Aberdeen and Dundeeand Dundee

The SkinnyThe Skinny

Gained interviews with high Gained interviews with high profile musicians and artistsprofile musicians and artists

Writers have won awards for Writers have won awards for feature writingfeature writing

Website launched in 2008Website launched in 2008 Platform for writers and Platform for writers and

photographers in Scotlandphotographers in Scotland

Conclusion and Conclusion and DiscussionDiscussion

Thank you for listeningThank you for listening Any Questions?Any Questions? Are these publications Scottish Are these publications Scottish

enough?enough? What constitutes a Scottish What constitutes a Scottish

publication?publication? Do any of these fit in with the ‘3 Do any of these fit in with the ‘3

Discourses’ or are they something Discourses’ or are they something else?else?