The Herald

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The Herald
to 1992: The Glasgow Herald

description national daily newspaper
language English , occasionally Glaswegian
publishing company Herald & Times Group for Newsquest (Scotland)
Headquarters Glasgow
First edition 1783
Frequency of publication Every day
Sold edition 28,900 copies
Range Print: approx. 100,000 readers;
Web / month: 41 million readers
Editor-in-chief Graeme Smith
editor Graeme Smith
Web link www.heraldscotland.com
ISSN (print) 0965-9439

The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783 . The Herald is the oldest national and one of the eight oldest daily newspapers in the world. Her name was shortened from The Glasgow Herald to The Herald in 1992 .

history

founding

Born in Edinburgh pressure technician John Mennons began in January 1783 with the preparation of a new weekly newspaper , the Glasgow Advertiser ( Glasgow Gazette ). The very first issue delivered an international exclusive: The news of the just signed Treaty of Versailles (also known as the "Peace of Paris"), and thus the end of the War of Independence of the 13 British colonies in America, reached Mennons through the then mayor ( Lord Provost ) of Glasgow Patrick Colquhoun while he was already putting together the artwork. So the Herald is exactly as old as the United States of America , plus or minus an hour or two.

Since the articles of the first edition were already fixed at this point and the sentence was almost complete, the breaking news only appeared on the back, in a field reserved for short-term news. To counter this fact a little, Mennons used the larger of the two fonts available to him for the section.

First sale and renaming

In 1802, Mennons sold the newspaper to Benjamin Mathie and Dr. James McNayr, the previous owner of the Glasgow Courier . The Courier (along with Mercury ) had been one of the two competing Glasgow newspapers that Mennons had tried to take on by publishing the Glasgow Advertiser . Mennons' son Thomas kept his stake in the company. The new owners changed the name of the newspaper to The Herald and Advertiser and Commercial Chronicle in 1803 . Two years later (1805) another name change followed - to The Glasgow Herald . This was due to the increasing interference of Thomas Mennons in the fortunes of the newspaper.

George Outram

From 1836 to 1964, The Glasgow Herald was owned by George Outram & Co. and became Scotland's first daily newspaper in 1858. The newspaper publisher took its name from author and songwriter George Outram. The Edinborough-born attorney gained particular fame in Glasgow as a writer of comic poetry and was an editor for the Herald for 19 years . Outram was one of the earliest champions of Scottish independence and a member of the National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights. The Glasgow Herald was even more politically oriented under Outram and argued that the privileges promised in the treaty of union (Treaty of Union, 1706 brought Scotland together with the already unified England and Wales to form a new state) had not been implemented. Among other things, he called for the heir to the throne to be renamed Prince Royal of Scotland . He went on to write, "Anyone who calls themselves Scots should join the National Association".

Later years

The Lighthouse : Former Herald Publishing House in Glasgow

In 1895 the newspaper moved to a new building on Mitchell Street designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh . Now home to The Lighthouse ( The Lighthouse ), the Scottish Center for Architecture. In 1980 she moved to an office building on Albion Street (still Glasgow) - the former location of the Scottish Daily Express . Today the Herald is based in a purpose-built building on Renfield Street, Glasgow.

One of the most difficult and momentous episodes in the history of the Glasgow Herald was the battle for control and ownership of the newspaper in 1964. Millionaires Hugh Fraser (1st Baron Fraser of Allander) and Roy Thomson (1st Baron Thomson of Fleet), whose Newspaper empire already included arch rivals of the Glasgow Herald ( The Scotsman ), battled for the presidency for 52 days. Sir Hugh Fraser won the contest. The then editor of the Glasgow Herald , James Holburn, has been called "disapproving onlooker" ( disapproving observers described), the British Labor Party condemned the campaign as "the world of big business from its worst side."

On February 3, 1992, the name of the newspaper was changed to The Herald . “Glasgow” disappeared from the title line, but not from the imprint. In the same year the newspaper was bought by Caledonia Newspaper Publishing & Glasgow. In 1996 it was sold on to Scottish Television (later renamed Scottish Media Group ). Since 2013, the newspaper (like its sister publications Evening Times and Sunday Herald , the latter discontinued in 2018) has been owned by the newsquest media group.

management

Publishers / editors-in-chief

Graeme Smith took over the position of Editor-in-Chief in January 2017 from his predecessor Magnus Llewellin, who had held the post since 2013. Former editors-in-chief also include: John Mennons (1782), Samuel Hunter (1803), George Outram (1836), James Pagan (1856), the math professor William Jack FRSE (1870–1876), James Holburn (1955–1965), George MacDonald Fraser (1964), Alan Jenkins (1978), Arnold Kemp (1981), Mark Douglas-Home (2000) and Charles McGhee (2006).

Columnists

The Herald's main political commentator is Iain Macwhirter, who writes twice a week for the newspaper and in his articles a. a. advocates Scottish independence. Columnist and political expert David Torrance is skeptical about the necessity (and feasibility) of a new Scottish state. Alison Rowat comments on a wide range of topics from cinema programs to international statecraft. Other well-known columnists for the newspaper include Marianne Taylor, novelist Rosemary Goring, Catriona Stewart, former Scottish Justice Minister ( SNP ) and attorney Kenny MacAskill , Fidelma Cook and Kevin McKenna. Foreign editor David Pratt and business editor Ian McConnell, both award-winning journalists, contribute analyzes of their respective fields on Fridays.

The Herald Diary

The most famous column of the "The Herald Diary" newspaper (The Herald and diary), currently written by Ken Smith, is published as a book series since the eighties. Prior to Smith's acquisition, The Herald Diary was written for many years by writer Tom Shields.

"First thing each morning I turn to The Herald on my computer - first for its witty Diary , which helps keep my Scots sense of humor in tune."

"The first thing I do every morning is open the Herald on my PC - first of all because of his witty diary , because it helps me keep my Scottish sense of humor fresh."

- Sean Connery

Publication and circulation

The newspaper is printed in Carmyle, a few miles southeast of Glasgow. It always appears from Monday to Saturday and is sold in Glasgow with a circulation of 28,900 each (as of 2017). As with most other daily newspapers worldwide, the (analog) readership is steadily decreasing. The Herald's online presence is protected by a so-called paywall in order to guarantee the newspaper's financial independence over the long term. The Herald website is one of the Newsquest Scotland websites, which together have an average of 41 million page views per month.

The sister newspaper The Sunday Herald was published on Sundays until September 2, 2018 . Since then, special Sunday editions of The Herald and The National have been printed instead .

Political stance

In every issue, The Herald states by default that it does not support any political party. Even when choosing the columnists, the editorial management tries to ensure a balanced exchange of views. The newspaper tries to take a neutral position, the first and so far only exception in 2014 was a clear positioning of the editors in a closed plea to remain in the UK (as part of the first Scottish independence referendum ). The accompanying headline read “The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution.” ( The Herald's view: We support staying in the UK, but only on condition of greater parliamentary violence / wider administrative independence. ) This positioning caused complaints from some politically dissenting readers.

See also

Web links

bibliography

  1. ↑ a b c d e Terry, Stephen: Glasgow Almanac: An A – Z of the City and Its People . Neil Wilson Publishing, Glasgow 2011, p. Chapter 2, last page.
  2. ^ Harry Reid: Deadline: The Story of the Scottish Press . Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh 2006, ISBN 978-0-7152-0836-6 , pp. Xiii.
  3. ↑ Dennis Griffiths (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422-1992 . Macmillan, London & Basingstoke 1992, p. 305.
  4. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 11.
  5. ^ Harry Reid: Deadline: The Story of the Scottish Press . Saint Andrew Press, Edinburgh 2006, ISBN 978-0-7152-0836-6 , p. Xiv.
  6. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 13.
  7. ↑ James Maclehose: 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 is now . James Maclehose & Sons, Glasgow 1886, p. 259.
  8. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 48.
  9. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 49.
  10. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 152.
  11. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 157.
  12. ^ Alastair Phillips: Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783-1983 . Richard Drew Publishing, Glasgow 1983, ISBN 0-86267-008-X , p. 157.
  13. ↑ Dennis Griffiths (Ed.): The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422-1992 . Macmillan, London & Basingstoke 1992, p. 305.
  14. ↑ Ken Smith: The Herald Diary 2016: That's the Sealiest Thing I've Read! . Black and White Publishing. October 27, 2016.
  15. ↑ Ken Smith: The Herald Diary 2010 . Black and White Publishing. October 7, 2010.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b R. MW Cowan: The newspaper in Scotland: a study of its first expansion, 1816-1860 . G. Outram & Co., Glasgow 1946, p. 21.
  2. ^ Glasgow , Glasgow Advertiser. January 27, 1783, p. 4. 
  3. ↑ Christopher D. Shea: Mackintosh's Classic Designs Abound in Glasgow . In: The New York Times . July 11, 2016. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  4. ^ Newsquest Scotland names editorial chief - Newsquest . November 21, 2016.
  5. ^ From the archives . In: The Herald , February 27, 2013. Retrieved March 16, 2018. 
  6. ↑ Profiles: Alison Rowat .
  7. ^ The Winners at the 2012 Awards - Scottish Newspaper Society .
  8. ↑ Scottish Press Awards winners announded including Herald and Scotsman - Journalism News from HoldtheFrontPage .
  9. ↑ Tom Shields: Tom Shields Too: More Tom Shields' Diary . Mainstream publishing. 4th November 1993.
  10. ↑ About HeraldScotland . Herald & Times Group. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  11. ^ Douglas Fraser: Decline in Scottish newspaper print sales continues . February 24, 2017.
  12. ↑ Omniture from August 2016 (includes s1 and E&M Scottish network )
  13. ↑ The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution . The Herald. 16th September 2014.