The Southern Reporter
TypeWeekly newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Johnston Press
EditorDarin Hutson
Founded1855
HeadquartersSelkirk, Borders, Scotland
Circulation3,916 (as of 2022)[1]
ISSN1355-9346
OCLC number500155716
Websitewww.thesouthernreporter.co.uk

The Southern Reporter is a weekly tabloid format sold in the Scottish Borders. It publishes Thursdays and is owned by Johnston Press.

History

The paper was established in 1855.[2]

The Tweeddale Press Group owned the title and became a subsidiary of the Johnston Press in 2000.[3] It was named the best weekly newspaper in Scotland in 2002 and 2003.[4] In 2004 the paper published a caption which caused offence locally, causing the editor to resign.[5][6][7] Susan Windram succeeded Willie Mack as editor in 2007.[8] Windram was succeeded by Phil Johnson, who was appointed in June 2015.[9] 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.[10] The move was completed in April 2014.[11]

In 2013 the newspaper switched to tabloid format after more than 150 years as a broadsheet.[12] After a progressive decline in circulation, the average circulation of paid copies was around 12,500 for each issue.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Southern Reporter". Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). 27 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ^ "The Southern Reporter". www.britishnewspapers.co.uk. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Johnston Press nets Tweeddale minnow". The Herald. Glasgow. 23 November 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Town's anger as newspaper gaffe sees religious ceremony ridiculed". The Scotsman. 23 July 2004. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Paper sorry for captions offence". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  6. ^ "Editor resigns over captions slur". BBC News. 23 July 2004.
  7. ^ Mackay, Hamish (28 July 2004). "Editor quits after dummy captions ridicule local event". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Southern Reporter chooses new editor". www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  9. ^ "New Southern Reporter editor is appointed". The Southern Reporter. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  10. ^ Pugh, Andrew (1 May 2012). "Johnston weekly to open new office in Selkirk". Press Gazette. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Southern Reporter's new Selkirk office opens for business". Selkirk Weekend Adveriser. 3 April 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Three Johnston Press weeklies to switch from broadsheet to tabloid". The Press Gazette. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Regional Publications. Circulation Certificate January to December 2013" (PDF). Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK). Retrieved 28 January 2017.

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