16-12-2015, 12:04 PM
The sentiment is fine Craig but it rather overlooks the horrific demise of Scotland's big two titles.
The Herald currently sells about 37,000, the Scotsman about 26,000. In the latter case they have even bolstered that figure with about 10,000 freebies.
"What this means is that the number of papers bought at full price every day — by readers who really want The Scotsman — is an average of 16,887."
The Scotsman in its printed form is all but dead.
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I managed 25 years on Scotland on Sunday. It was no surprise when the chop came since they have to cut somewhere and the freelancers are the easiest cut of all. I haven't bought a newspaper in years unless it is to while away some time on a train or bus journey and even then you can get a free Metro which is at least as good as the paid for tabloids. You can read the Guardian, Telegraph, even the Daily Mail for nothing at their superb websites. If the Scottish titles want to compete they should up their game here.
As Alan says chess coverage via the internet has never been this good. The call for people to contact newspapers to improve chess coverage is pointless - you can already get it all and mostly free from dedicated chess websites.
The Herald currently sells about 37,000, the Scotsman about 26,000. In the latter case they have even bolstered that figure with about 10,000 freebies.
"What this means is that the number of papers bought at full price every day — by readers who really want The Scotsman — is an average of 16,887."
The Scotsman in its printed form is all but dead.
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I managed 25 years on Scotland on Sunday. It was no surprise when the chop came since they have to cut somewhere and the freelancers are the easiest cut of all. I haven't bought a newspaper in years unless it is to while away some time on a train or bus journey and even then you can get a free Metro which is at least as good as the paid for tabloids. You can read the Guardian, Telegraph, even the Daily Mail for nothing at their superb websites. If the Scottish titles want to compete they should up their game here.
As Alan says chess coverage via the internet has never been this good. The call for people to contact newspapers to improve chess coverage is pointless - you can already get it all and mostly free from dedicated chess websites.