The National (Scotland)
| The National
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| description | Scottish daily newspaper |
| language | English |
| publishing company | Newsquest ( United Kingdom / Scotland ) |
| Headquarters | Glasgow |
| First edition | November 24, 2014 |
| Frequency of publication | Monday to Friday |
| Sold edition | 10,380 copies |
| ( As of December 2016 ) | |
| Editor-in-chief | Callum Baird |
| Web link | thenational.scot |
The National is a Scottish daily newspaper founded on November 24th 2014 with editorial offices in Glasgow . The daily newspaper appears five days a week from Monday to Friday in tabloid format . The decisive factor behind the founding of The National was that in the run-up to the referendum on Scottish independence in 2014, many newspapers in Scotland, with the exception of the weekly Sunday Herald, had opposed independence . The National is published by Newsquest , a newspaper publisher that also publishes the Sunday Herald.
According to the initial plans, a circulation of around 15,000 copies was aimed for. On the first day of sales, the circulation was finally 60,000 and was quickly sold out. A short time later, however, the circulation fell to around 36,000. The first week of sales was planned as a test phase in order to be able to assess the response from the readers. It was then announced that The National would be published as a daily newspaper on a permanent basis. The newspaper's website is also to be expanded.
Web links
- The National (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ↑ New Scottish newspaper fights for independence. Die Welt, accessed January 17, 2015 .
- ↑ New Scottish newspaper fights for independence. Tiroler Tageszeitung, accessed on March 8, 2020 .
- ^ Sales of Scotland's new paper the National dip to 36,000. The Guardian, accessed January 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Sunday Herald referendum sales boost after 'Yes' support in referendum. BBC Scotland, accessed January 17, 2015 .