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.

The Southern Reporter
Typeweekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Johnston Press
EditorDarin Hutson
Founded1855
HeadquartersSelkirk, Borders, Scotland
Circulation7,000 (as of December 2013)[1]
ISSN1355-9346
OCLC number500155716
Websitewww.thesouthernreporter.co.uk

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
  1. "Regional Publications. Circulation Certificate January to December 2013" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  2. "The Southern Reporter". www.britishnewspapers.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. "Town's anger as newspaper gaffe sees religious ceremony ridiculed". The Scotsman. 23 July 2004.
  4. "Paper sorry for captions offence". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  5. "Editor resigns over captions slur". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  6. Mackay, Hamish (28 July 2004). "Editor quits after dummy captions ridicule local event". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  7. "Southern Reporter chooses new editor". www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. "New Southern Reporter editor is appointed". The Southern Reporter. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. Pugh, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Johnston weekly to open new office in Selkirk". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. "Southern Reporter's new Selkirk office opens for business". Selkirk Weekend Adveriser. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. "Three Johnston Press weeklies to switch from broadsheet to tabloid". The Press Gazette. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
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