The Southern Reporter is a weekly tabloid format sold in the Scottish Borders. It publishes Thursdays and is owned by Johnston Press.
Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Tabloid |
Owner(s) | Johnston Press |
Editor | Darin Hutson |
Founded | 1855 |
Headquarters | Selkirk, Borders, Scotland |
Circulation | 3,916 (as of 2022)[1] |
ISSN | 1355-9346 |
OCLC number | 500155716 |
Website | www |
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]