The Heraldis a Scottishbroadsheetnewspaperfounded in 1783.[2]The Heraldis the longest running national newspaper in the world[3]and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world.[4]The title was simplified fromThe Glasgow Heraldin 1992.[5]Following the closure of theSunday Herald,theHerald on Sundaywas launched as a Sunday edition on 9 September 2018.[6]
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Newsquest |
| Publisher | Herald & Times Group |
| Editor | Catherine Salmond |
| Founded | 1783 |
| Political alignment | Devolutionist |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | 125 Fullarton Drive Glasgow G2 3QB |
| City | Glasgow |
| Country | Scotland |
| Circulation | 11,364 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Sister newspapers |
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| ISSN | 0965-9439 |
| OCLCnumber | 29991088 |
| Website | www |
History
editFounding
editThe newspaper was founded by an Edinburgh-born printer calledJohn Mennonsin January 1783 as a weekly publication called theGlasgow Advertiser.Mennons' first edition had a global scoop: news of thetreaties of Versaillesreached Mennons via theLord Provost of Glasgowjust as he was putting the paper together. War had ended with the American colonies, he revealed.The Herald,therefore, is as old as the United States of America, give or take an hour or two.[7]
The story was, however, only carried on the back page. Mennons, using the larger of two fonts available to him, put it in the space reserved for late news.[8][9]
First sale and renaming
editIn 1802, Mennons sold the newspaper to Benjamin Mathie and James McNayr, former owner of theGlasgow Courier,which along with theMercury,was one of two papers Mennons had come to Glasgow to challenge.[10]Mennons' son Thomas retained an interest in the company.[2]The new owners changed the name toThe Herald and Advertiser and Commercial Chroniclein 1803. In 1805 the name changed again, this time toThe Glasgow Heraldwhen Thomas Mennons severed his ties to the paper.[11]
George Outram
editFrom 1836 to 1964,The Glasgow Heraldwas owned byGeorge Outram& Co.[3]becoming one of the first daily newspapers in Scotland in 1858.[3]The company took its name from the paper's editor of 19 years, George Outram, an Edinburgh advocate best known in Glasgow for composing light verse.[12]Outram was an early Scottish nationalist, a member of theNational Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights.The Glasgow Herald,under Outram, argued that the promised privileges of the Treaty of Union had failed to materialise and demanded that, for example, that the heir to the British throne be called "Prince Royal of Scotland". "Any man calling himself a Scotsman should enrol in the National Association," saidThe Herald.[13]
Later years
edit
In 1895, the publication moved to a building in Mitchell Street designed byCharles Rennie Mackintosh,which now houses the architecture centre,The Lighthouse.[14]In 1988, the publication moved to offices in Albion Street in Glasgow into the formerScottish Daily Expressbuilding.[15]It is now based in a purpose-built building in Renfield Street, Glasgow.
One of the most traumatic episodes in the history ofThe Glasgow Heraldwas the battle for control and ownership of the paper in 1964.[16]Two millionaires,Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of AllanderandRoy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet,whose newspaper empire includedThe Glasgow Herald's archrival,The Scotsman,fought for control of the title for 52 days. Hugh Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of Allander won. The paper's then editor James Holburn was a "disapproving onlooker".[17]TheLabour Partycondemned the battle as "big business at its worst".[17]
The newspaper changed its name toThe Heraldon 3 February 1992, dropping Glasgow from its title, but not its masthead.[5]That same year the title was bought by Caledonia Newspaper Publishing & Glasgow. In 1996, it was purchased byScottish Television(later called the Scottish Media Group).[3]As of 2003,[update]the newspaper along with its related publications, theEvening TimesandSunday Herald(now defunct), were owned by theNewsquestmedia group, part ofGannett.[3]
Notable people
editEditorship
editGraeme Smith assumed editorship ofThe Heraldin January 2017, replacing Magnus Llewellin, who had held the post since 2012.[18]Notable past editors include: John Mennons, 1782;Samuel Hunter,1803;George Outram,1836;James Pagan,1856;William JackFRSE(1870–1876); James Holburn 1955–1965;[19]George MacDonald Fraser,1964; Alan Jenkins, 1978; Arnold Kemp 1981;Mark Douglas-Home,2000; and Charles McGhee, 2006.
Columnists
editProminent columnists include Alison Rowat,[20]who covers everything from television to international statecraft; novelist Rosemary Goring; Catriona Stewart; former Scottish justice secretary and SNP politicianKenny MacAskillKevin McKenna and David Pratt[21]and business editor Ian McConnell,[22]both multi-award-winning journalists, provide analysis of their fields every Friday.
The HeraldDiary
editCurrently edited by Lorne Jackson, the column has been spun off in to a popular series of books since the 1980s.[23]The HeraldDiary used to be edited by writer Tom Shields.[24]Sean Conneryonce said: "First thing each morning I turn toThe Heraldon my computer – first for its witty Diary, which helps keep my Scots sense of humour in tune. "[25][better source needed]
Publishing and circulation
editIt is currently printed atCarmyle,just south east of Glasgow.[26]The paper is published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow and as of 2017 it had an audited circulation of 28,900.[27]The Herald's website is protected by a paywall. It is part of the Newsquest Scotland stable of sites, which have 41m page views a month.[28]
Political stance
editThe Heralddeclares in every edition that it does not endorse any political party. However, the newspaper backed a 'No' vote in the 2014referendum on Scottish independence.The accompanying headline stated, "The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution. "[29]
See also
editCitations
edit- ^"The Herald".Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK).21 February 2024.Retrieved2 March2024.
- ^abCowan, R. M. W. (1946).The newspaper in Scotland: a study of its first expansion, 1816–1860.Glasgow: G. Outram & Co. p. 21.
- ^abcdeTerry, Stephen (2011).Glasgow Almanac: An A–Z of the City and Its People.Glasgow: Neil Wilson Publishing. Chapter 2, last page.
- ^Reid 2006,p. xiii.
- ^abGriffiths 1992,p. 305.
- ^Mayhew, Freddy (23 August 2018)."Sunday Heraldto close as Newsquest launches two new Sunday newspapers for Scotland in theSunday NationalandHerald on Sunday".Press Gazette.Retrieved27 August2019.
- ^Phillips 1983,p. 11.
- ^Reid 2006,p. xiv.
- ^"Glasgow".Glasgow Advertiser. 27 January 1783. p. 4.
- ^Phillips 1983,p. 13.
- ^Maclehose, James (1886).Memoirs and portraits of one hundred Glasgow men who have died during the last thirty years and in their lives did much to make the city what it now is.Glasgow: James Maclehose & Sons. p. 259.
- ^Phillips 1983,p. 48.
- ^Phillips 1983,p. 49.
- ^Shea, Christopher D. (11 July 2016)."Mackintosh's Classic Designs Abound in Glasgow".The New York Times.Retrieved2 March2017.
- ^"Glasgow, 159-195 Albion Street, Daily Express Building".Canmore.2001.Retrieved6 October2023.
- ^Phillips 1983,p. 152.
- ^abPhillips 1983,p. 157.
- ^"Newsquest Scotland names editorial chief – Newsquest".21 November 2016.
- ^"From the archives".The Herald.27 February 2013.Retrieved16 March2018.
- ^"Profile: Alison Rowat".www.heraldscotland.com.
- ^"The Winners at the 2012 Awards – Scottish Newspaper Society".www.scotns.org.uk.
- ^"Scottish Press Awards winners announded includingHeraldandScotsman– Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage ".
- ^Smith, Ken (27 October 2016)."The HeraldDiary 2016: That's the Sealiest Thing I've Read! ".Black and White Publishing – via Amazon.
- ^Shields, Tom (4 November 1993)."Tom Shields Too: More Tom Shields' Diary".Mainstream Publishing – via Amazon.
- ^Smith, Ken (7 October 2010)."The HeraldDiary 2010 ".Black and White Publishing – via Amazon.
- ^"About HeraldScotland".Glasgow: Herald & Times Group.Retrieved5 April2013.
- ^Fraser, Douglas (24 February 2017)."Decline in Scottish newspaper print sales continues".BBC.
- ^Omniture August 2016; includes s1 and E&M Scottish network[not specific enough to verify]
- ^"The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution ".The Herald.16 September 2014. p. 14.
General sources
edit- Griffiths, Dennis, ed. (1992).The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992.London andBasingstoke:Macmillan.
- Phillips, Alastair (1983).Glasgow'sHerald:Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783–1983.Glasgow: Richard Drew Publishing.ISBN0-86267-008-X.
- Reid, Harry (2006).Deadline: The Story of the Scottish Press.Edinburgh: Saint Andrew Press.ISBN978-0-7152-0836-6.