Evening Express(Scotland)
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | D. C. Thomson & Co. Ltd. |
| Publisher | Aberdeen Journals |
| Editor | Craig Walker |
| Founded | November 1879 |
| Headquarters | Aberdeen,Scotland, UK |
| Circulation | 9,449 (as of 2023)[1] |
| Sister newspapers | Aberdeen Citizen Scot-Ads The Press and Journal (Scotland) |
| Website | www |
TheEvening Expressis a daily local newspaper serving the city ofAberdeen,Scotland.
History
[edit]It was first published in November 1879. It was a tabloid during the 1930s to the 1950s until it resumed as a broadsheet in November 1958, six days a week. By September 1989, The Saturday edition returned to a tabloid with the broadsheet formula during the weekdays. It became a tabloid six days a week in February 1995.
There was also a Saturday night paper called the Green Final which ended in June 2002 after many years in which it was printed on green paper instead of the usual white. It showed progress on how Aberdeen FC did in their matches as well as a full check on the day's football results. For many years, the Green Final was a broadsheet until it became a tabloid from 1988 till the end. The name occasionally reappears when the paper features junior football reports.
To celebrate its 40,000th edition, theEvening Expressheld a competition for one of its readers to win 40,000 one penny pieces – totaling £400.
In November 2021, theEvening Express website was merged with the existingPress and Journalwebsite.[2]
Publication and circulation
[edit]The paper along with thePress and Journalis published byAberdeen JournalsLtd. It has a circulation of 10,117.[3]
Columnists
[edit]Moreen Simpson,Scott Begbiethe entertainments editor, formerGrampian TVpresenterFrank Gilfeather.In the Weekend section, every Saturday, TV criticEwan Camerongives his rundown on the week's programmes.
Evening ExpressSports Editor Charlie Allan, FormerAberdeen F.C.footballersStewart McKimmieandJoe Harperhave columns in the sport pages. Another former DonWillie Millerhas recently joined them. Sports reporter Sean Wallace also has a weekly column.
Coverage of Trump International Golf Links controversy
[edit]The paper was a staunch supporter of the building of a highly controversial golf resort byDonald Trumpat theMenie EstateinBalmedie,Aberdeenshire. The development was against the wishes of many local residents, and on an area designated as aSite of Special Scientific Interest.In 2007, theEvening Expressran pictures of seven councillors who voted against the application under the headline "You Traitors".[4]2009, the newspaper announced it would not report anything said by the protest group "Tripping Up Trump", saying it was not "bona fide".[5]In contrast, opponents complained, the DC Thomson papers in Aberdeen, theEvening Expressand thePress and Journalgave a large amount of positive press to Donald Trump and the real estate development.[6]In 2013,Press and Journaleditor Damian Bates, who was formerly editor at theEvening Express,married the executive vice president and press spokeswoman for the Trump International project.[6]
Fallout with Aberdeen Football Club players
[edit]As of 29 February 2008 the players of Aberdeen Football Club stated that they would no longer give interviews to theEvening Express.The players cited perceived negative reporting on the part of the paper as their reason for the move. Sports Editor Charlie Allan proposed a meeting withScott Severin,but this was declined by the captain. Allan instead met with club media officer Dave Macdermid, who gave a short interview to theEvening Express.
Aberdeen FC managerJimmy Calderwooddid not observe the silence of his players, saying that he felt the players had made a mistake in ceasing to communicate with theEvening Express.He did however state, as did Macdermid, that the players had taken particular offence to the paper's speculation that a number of them would be leaving the club in the summer. Calderwood said that theEvening Expresshad been "naughty" to do so.
In early March[when?]the ban on giving interviews to theEvening Expresswas lifted, and the players resumed normal communications with the paper.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Aberdeen - Evening Express".Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK).5 February 2024.Retrieved3 March2024.
- ^O'Donnell, Frank; Walker, Craig."A new home for the Evening Express online – is now live!".Press and Journal.Retrieved9 November2021.
- ^"Aberdeen - Evening Express".(Source: ABC).UK. 19 August 2023.Retrieved19 August2023.
- ^"The Scottish Region Website Archives - Archives 2013".www.ciltscotland.com.Retrieved3 June2021.
- ^"Tripping up Trump trip up: December 2009: News: Architecture in profile the building environment in Scotland".Urban Realm.Retrieved3 June2021.
- ^ab"Trump Vice President Weds Journals Ed - Joining The Dots".Aberdeen Voice.5 February 2013.Retrieved3 June2021.