Glasgow daily record

Print circulations fell across the board year-on-year for the UK and Ireland’s regional daily newspapers, according to new ABC figures. Archant’s Ipswich Star fell hardest, with circulation down 37 per cent year-on-year to 5,423 over the six months from July to December last year.TimelineFebruary 28, 2019Regional non-daily ABC figures for last six months of 2018 in fullFebruary 15, 2019Men's magazine ABCs: Stuff's circulation falls by more than a quarter but new free titles and T3 growFebruary 15, 2019Women's mags ABCs: Now and Cosmopolitan see biggest circulation decline but Red and Bella post growth This follows its decision to scrap a free Thursday edition of the paper, previously included in ABC figures, and launch new standalone title the Ipswich Extra in February 2018.Ispwich Extra has a circulation of 14,140 for the period, according to ABC.Brad Jones, editor of the Ipswich Star, said: “The -37 per cent year-on-year decline is not an accurate representation of … [Read more...] about Regional daily ABCs: Ipswich Star circulation drops after free edition replaced with new standalone title

The 16-year-old boy who raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail can be identified as Aaron Campbell after a judge allowed his name to be reported. The six-year-old girl’s body was found in woods on the Isle of Bute on 2 July last year, hours after she was reported missing from the house her father shared with his parents and partner on the island. A jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to find the teenager guilty of rape and murder yesterday following a nine-day trial.The 16-year-old remained anonymous as Section 47 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 prohibits the identification of under-18s subject to criminal proceedings.But following submissions from Tony Graham QC on behalf of several news organisations today, Judge Lord Matthews ruled Campbell (pictured) could be named. Lord Matthews said: “I can’t think of a case in recent times that has attracted such revulsion.“I intend to grant the application. The press may name the … [Read more...] about Judge allows identification of teen who murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail after bid from ‘substantial majority’ of Scottish media

Press Gazette is proud to announce the finalists for the 2019 British Journalism Awards for public interest journalism. These awards are open to all journalists wherever they work provided they are serving a UK audience. Broadcasters compete against national and regional press, those working online and for specialist titles. The 40 British Journalism Awards judges represent a broad cross-section of the industry and are chosen for their independence and expertise (full list here).Chairman of judges, Press Gazette editor-in-chief Dominic Ponsford, said: “As ever it felt like a huge privilege to be involved in judging these awards. The  judging sessions were particularly rewarding, spending two days listening to great journalists debate the merits of the best British journalism which was created over the last year.“The judges  made their decisions with complete independence and objectivity based on the following criteria: did the work serve the public interest, was … [Read more...] about 2018 British Journalism Awards shortlist revealed: ‘This is what Dame Cairncross needs to protect’