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'{{COI|date=March 2017}} {{Use British English|date=August 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2011}} {{Infobox Newspaper |name = The Herald |image = Fallon Page 1-page-001.jpg |type = Daily newspaper |format = [[Broadsheet]] |owners = [[Newsquest]] |publisher = Herald & Times Group |editor = Graeme Smith |foundation = 1783 |political = The Herald does not endorse any political party |price = £1.35 |language = English |headquarters = 200 Renfield Street <br>[[Glasgow]], Scotland |readership = The Herald has a print circulation of 28,900. Its Newsquest Scotland websites have 41m page views a month. |sister newspapers = ''[[Evening Times]]''<br />''[[Sunday Herald]]''<br />''[[The National (Scotland)]] |ISSN = 0965-9439 |oclc = 29991088 |publishing city = [[Glasgow]] |publishing country = [[Scotland]] |website = [http://www.heraldscotland.com/ www.heraldscotland.com] }} [[Image:Wfm mackintosh lighthouse.jpg|thumb|right|''The Herald'' building in Glasgow]] '''''The Herald''''' is a Scottish [[broadsheet]] [[newspaper]] founded in 1783.<ref name="Cowan">{{cite book|last1=Cowan|first1=R. M. W.|title=The newspaper in Scotland : a study of its first expansion, 1816–1860|date=1946|publisher=G. Outram & Co.|location=Glasgow|page=21}}</ref> ''The Herald'' is the longest running national newspaper in the world<ref name="Glasgow Almanac" /> and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world.{{sfn|Reid|2006|p=xiii}} ==History== {{Empty section|date=March 2017}} ==Founding of the ''Glasgow Advertiser''== The newspaper was founded by an Edinburgh-born printer called [[John Mennons]] in January 1783 as a weekly publication called the ''Glasgow Advertiser''. Mennons' first edition had a global scoop: news of the [[Peace of Paris (1783)|treaties of Versailles]], reached Mennons via the [[Lord Provost of Glasgow]] just as he was putting the paper together. War had ended with the American colonies, he revealed. The Herald, therefore, is as old as the United States of America, give or take an hour or two.<ref>Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p11</ref> The story was, however, only carried on the back page. Mennons, using the larger of two fonts available to him, put it in the space reserved for late news. {{sfn|Reid|2006|p=xiv}}<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u5ZQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SzQNAAAAIBAJ&pg=5172%2C37000|publisher=Glasgow Advertiser|date=27 January 1783|page=4|title=Glasgow}}</ref> ==First Sale and Renaming as ''The Glasgow Herald''== In 1802, Mennons sold the newspaper to Benjamin Mathie and Dr James McNayr, former owner of the ''Glasgow Courier'', which. along with the ''Mercury'', was one of two papers Mennons had come to Glasgow to challenge.<ref>Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p13</ref> Mennons' son Thomas retained an interest in the company.<ref name="Cowan" /> The new owners changed the name to ''The Herald and Advertiser and Commercial Chronicle'' in 1803. In 1805 the name changed again, time to ''The Glasgow Herald'' when Thomas Mennons severed his ties to the paper.<ref name="Maclehose">{{Cite book|title = 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 now is|last = Maclehose|first = James|publisher = James Maclehose & Sons|year = 1886|location = Glasgow|url = http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen073.htm|page=259}}</ref> ==George Outram== From 1836 to 1964 The Herald was owned by [[George Outram]] & Co.<ref name="Glasgow Almanac">{{cite book | title=Glasgow Almanac: An A–Z of the City and Its People | publisher=Neil Wilson Publishing | author=Terry, Stephen | year=2011 | location=Glasgow | at=Chapter 2, last page}}</ref> becoming the first daily newspaper in Scotland in 1858.<ref name="Glasgow Almanac" /> The company took its name from the paper's editor of 19 years, George Outram, an Edinburgh advocate best known in Glasgow for composing light verse.<ref>Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p48</ref> Outram was an early Scottish nationalist, a member of the [[National Association for the Vindication of Scottish Rights]]. The Herald, under Outram, argued that the promised privileges of the Treaty of Union had failed to materialise and demanded that, for example, that the heir to the British throne be called "Prince Royal of Scotland". "Any man calling himself a Scotsman should enrol in the National Association," said The Herald.<ref>Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p49</ref> ==Later years== In 1895 publication moved to a building in Mitchell Street. In 1980 it moved to offices in Albion Street in Glasgow into the former ''Scottish Daily Express'' building.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} It is now based at in a purpose-built building in Renfield Street, Glasgow. ==Takeover battle== One of the most traumatic episodes in the history of The Herald was the battle for control and ownership of the paper in 1964.<ref>Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p152</ref> Millionaires [[Hugh Fraser]] and [[Roy Thomson]], whose newspaper empire included ''The Herald'''s archrival, ''[[The Scotsman]]'', fought for control of the title for 52 days. Sir Hugh Fraser was to win. The paper's then editor James Holburn was a 'disapproving onlooker'<ref name="Glasgow's Herald p157">Glasgow's Herald, Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper, by Alastair Phillips,p157</ref> [[The Labour Party]] condemned the battle as 'big business at its worst'.<ref name="Glasgow's Herald p157"/> ==Becoming ''The Herald''== The newspaper changed its name to ''The Herald'' on 3 February 1992, dropping Glasgow from its title, but not its masthead. {{sfn|Griffiths|1992|p=305}} That same year the title was bought by Caledonia Newspaper Publishing & Glasgow. In 1996 was purchased by [[Scottish Television]] (later called the Scottish Media Group).<ref name="Glasgow Almanac" /> As of 2013 the newspaper along with its related publications, the ''[[Evening Times]]'' and ''[[Sunday Herald]]'', were owned by the [[Newsquest]] media group.<ref name="Glasgow Almanac" /> ==Editorship== Graeme Smith assumed editorship of ''The Herald'' in January 2017, replacing Magnus Llewellin, who had held the post since 2013.<ref>http://www.newsquest.co.uk/news/2016/11/21/newsquest-scotland-names-editorial-chief/</ref> Notable past editors include: John Mennons, 1782; [[Samuel Hunter (editor)|Samuel Hunter]], 1803; George Outram, 1836; [[James Pagan]], 1856; [[George MacDonald Fraser]], 1964; Alan Jenkins, 1978; [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/sep/11/guardianobituaries.robinmckie/ Arnold Kemp] 1981; and [[Mark Douglas-Home]], 2000; Charles McGhee; and * [[William Jack (mathematician)|Prof William Jack]] [[FRSE]] (1870-1876) ==Columnists== ''The Herald'' has a variety of columnists offering very different views on Scottish and world affairs, and reflecting nuances on both sides of Scotland's independence debate. Its main political commentator is [[Iain Macwhirter]], who writes twice a week for the paper and who is broadly supportive of independence. Columnist and political pundit [[David Torrance]], however,is more sceptical about the need for - and prospect of - a new Scottish state. Other prominent columnists include Alison Rowat,<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73227.Alison_Rowat/?ref=fetp</ref> who covers everything from cinema to international statecraft; novelist Rosemary Goring; Marianne Taylor; Catriona Stewart; former Scottish justice secretary and SNP politician [[Kenny MacAskill]]; Fidelma Cook; and Kevin McKenna. Foreign editor David Pratt and business editor Ian McConnell, both multi-award-winning journalists, provide analysis of their fields every Friday. ==Reporters== News reporters at ''The Herald'' includes Martin Williams,<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73200.Martin_Williams/</ref> Jody Harrison,<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73615.Jody_Harrison/</ref> Alan Simpson and Victoria Weldon.<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73273.Victoria_Weldon/</ref> Business correspondents include Kevin Scott, Scott Wright and Margaret Taylor. Among prominent sports writers are Neil Cameron, Matthew Lindsay and Kevin Ferrie. The news editor of The Herald is David McCann,<ref>http://www.allmediascotland.com/press/67986/media-movers-susan-dean-xxx-etc/</ref> assisted by Carolyn Churchill<ref>http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2016/news/editor-departs-regional-daily-in-same-restructure-as-predecessor/</ref> and Colin McNeill.<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/74164.Colin_McNeill/</ref> ==Features writers== ''The Herald'' has a long reputation for long reads, especially in its main Saturday supplement, The Herald Magazine. High profile features writers include Teddy Jamieson<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73193.Teddy_Jamieson/</ref> and Susan Swarbrick <ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/author/profile/73190.Susan_Swarbrick/</ref> ==''The Herald Diary''== For decades, The Herald Diary has been a must-read in Scotland.<ref>http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/ken_smiths_diary/</ref> Currently edited by Ken Smith, the column has been spun off in to a popular series of books since the 1980s.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Herald-Diary-2016-Thats-Sealiest/dp/1785300644/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488377898&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Herald+Diary</ref> ''The Herald Diary'' used to be edited by writer Tom Shields.<ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/cka/Tom-Shields-Too-More-Diary/1851585044/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488377927&sr=1-1&keywords=Tom+Shields</ref> Scottish screen legend [[Sean Connery]] once said: "First thing each morning I turn to The Herald on my computer - first for its witty Diary, which helps keep my Scots sense of humour in tune." <ref>https://www.amazon.co.uk/Herald-Diary-2010-Ken-Smith/dp/1845023153</ref> ==Publishing and circulation== It is currently printed at [[Carmyle]], just south east of Glasgow.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/misc/about-hs |title=About HeraldScotland |publisher=Herald & Times Group |location=Glasgow |accessdate=5 April 2013}}</ref> The paper is published Monday to Saturday in [[Glasgow]] and as of 2017 it had an audited circulation of 28,900.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-39076470</ref> The Herald's website www.heraldscotland.com is protected by a paywall. It is part of the Newsquest Scotland stable of sites, which have 41m page views a month. ==Political stance== The Herald in every edition declares that it does not endorse any political party. However, the newspaper backed a 'No' vote in the 2014 [[Scottish independence referendum, 2014|referendum on Scottish independence]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/comment/herald-view/once-in-a-lifetime-opportunity-to-cast-a-future-that-meets-the-aspirations-of-sc.25295912 |title=The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution |date=16 September 2014 |page=14 |publisher=The Herald}}</ref> The accompanying headline stated, "The Herald's view: we back staying within UK, but only if there's more far-reaching further devolution." == See also == *[[List of newspapers in Scotland]] *''[[The Observer]], ''the world's oldest Sunday newspaper * ''[[The Sunday Herald]]'', sister paper. == References == {{reflist|2}} ==Bibliography== *{{cite book|editor-last=Griffiths |editor-first=Dennis |title=The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992| publisher=Macmillan |location=[[London]] & [[Basingstoke]] |year=1992 |ref=harv}} *{{cite book| last=Phillips| first=Alastair| title=Glasgow's Herald: Two Hundred Years of a Newspaper 1783–1983| year=1983| publisher=Richard Drew Publishing| location=[[Glasgow]]|isbn=0-86267-008-X}} *{{Cite book | isbn = 978-0-7152-0836-6 | title = Deadline: The Story of the Scottish Press | last1 = Reid | first1 = Harry | year = 2006 | publisher = Saint Andrew Press | location = Edinburgh | pages = | ref = harv }} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.heraldscotland.com/}} * [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=GGgVawPscysC Google news archive of ''The Glasgow Herald''] {{Scottish newspapers}} {{Newsquest}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Herald, The}} [[Category:The Herald (Glasgow)| ]] [[Category:1783 establishments in Scotland]] [[Category:Newspapers published by Newsquest]] [[Category:Publications established in 1783]] [[Category:Scottish brands]] [[Category:Edinburgh Festival Fringe media]]'