List of newspapers in Scotland
This is a list of newspapers in Scotland.
Daily newspapers
Traditionally newspapers could be divided into 'quality', serious-minded newspapers and 'tabloids', or less serious newspapers. But these definitions no longer apply, as several 'quality' papers in Scotland have followed the lead of The Independent, by adopting a tabloid format. In Scotland two broadsheet newspapers have made the switch to 'compact' format. The Scotsman did so in August 2004, and the Sunday Herald followed in November 2005.In addition to newspapers published in Scotland, including Scottish editions of United Kingdom newspapers, a number of local newspapers published in other parts of the British Isles are widely available.
Sunday newspapers
Local weekly newspapers
Aberdeen
----- Aberdeen Citizen
Aberdeenshire
- Banffshire Journal
- Buchan Observer
- Deeside Piper
- Donside Piper
- Ellon Advertiser
- Ellon Times & East Gordon Advertiser
- Fraserburgh Herald
- Huntly Express
- Inverurie Advertiser
- Inverurie Herald
- Kincardineshire Observer
- Mearns Leader
- Turriff Advertiser
Angus
- Arbroath Herald
- Brechin Advertiser
- Carnoustie Guide & Gazette
- Forfar Dispatch & Kirriemuir Herald
- Montrose Review
- Kirriemuir Herald
Argyll and Bute
- The Buteman
- Dunoon Observer and Argyllshire Standard
- Helensburgh Advertiser
- The Ileach
- Oban Times
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Clackmannanshire
- Alloa & Hillfoots Advertiser
Dumfries and Galloway
- Annandale Herald
- Annandale Observer
- Dumfries & Galloway Standard
- Dumfries Courier
- Eskdale and Liddesdale Advertiser
- Galloway Gazette
- Galloway News
- Moffat News
- Stranraer and Wigtownshire Free Press
Dundee
- The Courier
- Evening Telegraph
East Ayrshire
- Cumnock Chronicle
- Kilmarnock Standard
East Dunbartonshire
- Kirkintilloch Herald
- Milngavie & Bearsden Herald
- Strathkelvin Advertiser
East Lothian
- East Lothian Courier
East Renfrewshire
- Barrhead News
Edinburgh
- Queensferry Gazette
Falkirk
- Bo'ness Journal
- Falkirk Herald - the largest local weekly newspaper in Scotland in terms of circulation and readership
Fife
- Central Fife Times and Advertiser – weekly tabloid newspaper and classified advertiser in the Cowdenbeath, Kelty and Lochgelly area
- Dunfermline Press – weekly tabloid newspaper for West Fife
- East Fife Mail – tabloid weekly sister paper of Fife Free Press for the Levenmouth area
- Fife & Kinross Extra
- Fife Free Press – weekly tabloid newspaper for the Kirkcaldy area
- Fife Herald
- Glenrothes Gazette – tabloid sister weekly paper of Fife Free Press
- St Andrews Citizen
Glasgow
- The Digger – scandal sheet with stories of minor trials and arrests and gossip about local gangs
- Glasgow South & Eastwood Extra
- Glasgow Eyes – a picture news magazine featuring street/reportage photography/news/music and showbiz
Highlands
- Caithness Courier
- Highland News
- The Inverness Courier
- Inverness Herald
- John O'Groat Journal
- Lochaber Times
- Nairnshire Telegraph
- North Star
- The Northern Times
- Rossshire Herald
- Rossshire Journal
- Strathspey & Badenoch Herald
- Ullapool News
- West Highland Free Press
Inverclyde
- Greenock Telegraph
Midlothian
- Lothian and Peebles Times
- Midlothian Advertiser
Moray
- Banffshire Advertiser
- Forres Gazette
- Northern Scot
- Northern Scot Midweek Extra
North Ayrshire
- Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald
- Arran Banner
- Irvine Herald
- Irvine Times
- Largs and Millport Weekly News
- North Ayrshire World
North Lanarkshire
- Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
- Cumbernauld News & Kilsyth Chronicle
- Motherwell Times & Bellshill Speaker
- Wishaw Press
Orkney
- The Orcadian
Perth and Kinross
- Blairgowrie Advertiser
- Perthshire Advertiser
- Strathearn Herald
Renfrewshire
- The Advertizer - formerly the Kilmacolm Advertiser, serving the villages of Strathgryffe
- Paisley and Renfrewshire Gazette
- Paisley People
Scottish Borders
- Berwickshire News
- Border Telegraph
- Hawick News
- Peeblesshire News
- Selkirk Advertiser
- Southern Reporter
- The Hawick Paper
Shetland
- Shetland Times
South Ayrshire
- Ayr Advertiser
- Ayrshire Post
- Carrick Gazette
- Troon Times
South Lanarkshire
- East Kilbride News
- Hamilton Advertiser
- Lanark Gazette & Carluke Gazette
- Rutherglen Reformer
- Strathaven Echoes
Stirling
- Allanwater Herald
- Stirling News
- Stirling Observer
West Dunbartonshire
- Clydebank Post
- Dumbarton and Vale of Leven Reporter
- Lennox Herald
West Lothian
- Linlithgowshire Gazette
- West Lothian Courier
Western Isles
- Stornoway Gazette
Specialist newspapers
- The i-Witness - Muslim paper in English
- The Pink Paper - Edinburgh soccer paper, which shares its name with a separate gay publication
- Scots Independent - mainly supporting the SNP
- Scottish Catholic Observer
- Scottish Socialist Voice - printed by the SSP
- Third Force News - newspaper serving the voluntary sector, non-party-political
UK-wide specialist newspapers widely available in Scotland
- The Economist - weekly news-focused magazine owned by Pearson PLC, founded by Scot James Wilson
- Private Eye - Fortnightly satirical current affairs news magazine
- The Jewish Chronicle - aimed at Britain's Jewish community
- Racing Post – daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper
University newspapers
- Brig – University of Stirling
- Gaudie – University of Aberdeen
- Glasgow University Guardian – University of Glasgow
- The Journal – University of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Strathclyde and the University of Glasgow
- The EDIT - Glasgow Caledonian University
- The Magdalen – University of Dundee
- qmunicate – University of Glasgow's Queen Margaret Union
- The Saint – University of St Andrews
- Strathclyde Telegraph – University of Strathclyde
- Student – University of Edinburgh
- Veritas'' – Napier University
Defunct newspapers
- An Gàidheal Ùr - for speakers of Scottish Gaelic
- The Bulletin
- Business am
- The Citizen
- East Lothian News
- Edinburgh Advertiser
- Edinburgh Courant
- Glasgow Evening News
- The Gourock Times
- The Highlander
- Mercurius Caledonius
- The North Briton
- Perth Shopper
- Scottish Daily News
- Scottish Guardian
- Scottish Leader - Edinburgh-based daily, Liberal and pro-home rule, established in competition with The Scotsman
- Scottish Standard
- Sunday Scot
- Sunday Standard
- West Lothian Herald & Post