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Established radio station CFCH (1931), acquired Timmins Daily Press (1934), successful newspaper and other media entrepreneur. Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet, GBE (5 June 1894 – 4 August 1976) was a Canadian-born British newspaper proprietor who became one of the moguls of Fleet Street in London. [ 2]
The Scotsman. The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its parent company, National World, also publishes the Edinburgh Evening News.
The Edinburgh Evening News is a daily newspaper and website based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was founded by John Wilson (1844–1909) and first published in 1873. [2] It is printed daily, except on Sundays. It is owned by National World, which also owns The Scotsman . Much of the content of the Evening News concerns local issues such as ...
Scotland on Sunday was launched on 7 August 1988 and was priced at 40p.. Ultimate ownership of Scotland on Sunday has changed several times since launch. The Scotsman Publications Limited, which also produces The Scotsman, Edinburgh Evening News and the Herald & Post series of free newspapers in Edinburgh, Fife, West Lothian and Perth, was bought by the Canadian millionaire Roy Thomson in 1953.
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.
Alastair Dunnett. Sir Alastair MacTavish Dunnett (26 December 1908 – 2 September 1998) was a Scottish journalist and newspaper editor. He edited The Daily Record newspaper for nine years and The Scotsman newspaper from 1956 to 1972. In 1975 he became chairman of Thomson Scottish Petroleum and was much involved in the establishment of the oil ...
From 1998 to 2000 he edited The Scotsman newspaper, at the time of the creation of the devolved Scottish Parliament. He contributed to the Sunday Independent, The Observer and wrote a column for City A.M. In 2007 he published Life in full flight a biography of Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary.
Not to be confused with Freddy Johnson or Freedy Johnston. Frederick Patrick Mair, better known as Freddy Johnston (September 15, 1935 – May 1, 2022) was a Scottish journalist. [1] He owned and served as the chairman of Johnston Press. [2] [3] He was also known as Mr Freddy.