The Courier (Dundee)
{{for|other periodicals and uses of the name|Courier (disambiguation)}}
{{short description|Newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox newspaper
| name = The Courier
| image = 250px
Digital version of the 15 February 2013 Perth edition
| type = Daily newspaper
| format = Tabloid (since 2012, previously broadsheet)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1801|p=yes}}
| owners = DC Thomson
| political =
| headquarters = Dundee, Scotland, UK
| editor = David Clegg
| website = {{URL|https://www.thecourier.co.uk}}
| circulation = 15,737
| circulation_date = 2024
| circulation_ref = {{cite web|url=https://www.abc.org.uk/product/3069 |title=Dundee – The Courier|publisher=Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK) |date=5 February 2024 |access-date=2 March 2024}}
}}
The Courier (known as The Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-16576612|title=Dundee Courier makes move to compact|date=16 January 2012|access-date=5 May 2014|publisher=BBC News}} As of 2013, it is printed in six regional editions: Dundee, Angus & The Mearns, Fife, West Fife, Perthshire, and Stirlingshire.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishpapers.co.uk/scotland/the-courier/|title=The Courier|date=25 October 2013 |publisher=British Newspapers Online|access-date=5 May 2014}} However, by 2020 this had been reduced to three regional editions for Perth and Perthshire; Angus and Dundee; and Fife.{{cite web | url = https://www.dctmedia.co.uk/brands/the-courier/ | title = The Courier | access-date = 9 March 2020 | publisher = DC Thomson & Co Ltd}} In the months July to December 2024, the average daily circulation of the Courier was 17,737, a minor increase from 2023 although significantly down from the 30,179 copies sold in December 2019.{{cite web | url = https://www.abc.org.uk/product/3069-dundee-the-courier | title = Dundee – The Courier | access-date = 9 March 2020 | publisher = trust in media}}
History
Established in 1801 as the Dundee Courier & Argus, the entire front page of The Courier used to contain classified advertisements – a traditional newspaper format for many years. In 1809 it was taken over by Robert Rintoul who used the paper to campaign for political reform, and criticism of local politicians such as Alexander Riddoch.{{cite web | url = https://abertay.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ArtfulandAmbitiousIndividual_r.pdf |title = One Artful and Ambitious Individual: Alexander Riddoch (1745–1822) (Provost of Dundee 1787–1819) | author = Enid Gauldie | year = 1989 | publisher = Abertay Historical Society}}
In 1926, during the General Strike The Courier was merged with The Advertiser. From the 10 May{{cite web | title = Baldwin's Call to the Nation | url = http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000567/19260510/001/0001 | date = 10 May 1926 | publisher =British Newspaper Archive}} to 28 May 1926, the paper adopted the headline-news format of The Advertiser, before reverting to its previous format which it maintained until 1992. The next major change to the newspaper came on 21 January 2012, when it changed to a compact format, having previously existed as a broadsheet. Editor Richard Neville said the move represented the "dawn of a new era" and that the company was "investing in new sections, increasing content across the title and investing significantly in resources."{{cite web|url=http://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2012/news/regional-scottish-title-to-switch-to-compact-size/|title=Second regional Scottish title to go compact|author= Sarah Bould|date=16 January 2012|access-date=5 May 2014|website=holdthefrontpage.co.uk}} Just over a year later, a digital version of the newspaper was launched.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-24803820 | title = The Courier newspaper marks its 50,000th edition | access-date = 9 March 2020 | date = 4 November 2013 | publisher = BBC}} In 2016, the year of its bicentenary, The Courier was named the UK Regional Newspaper of the Year.{{cite web | url = https://www.dcthomson.co.uk/2016/09/courier-celebrates-200-years/ | title = The Courier celebrates 200 years | date = 20 September 2016 | access-date = 9 March 2020 | publisher = DC Thomson & Co Ltd}}
In 2022, The Courier was named Scotland's news website of the year at the Scottish Press Awards.{{Cite web |last=Simpson |first=James |title=The Courier named Scotland's News Website of the Year |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/scotland/3718429/the-courier-news-website-of-the-year/ |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=The Courier |language=en-GB}}
Archive
Historical copies of the Dundee Courier, dating back to 1844, are available to search and view in digitized form at The British Newspaper Archive.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?newspaperTitle=Dundee+Courier|title=Results | Dundee Courier | Publication | British Newspaper Archive|via=British Newspaper Archive}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.thecourier.co.uk The Courier]
- [https://www.dcthomson.co.uk D. C. Thomson & Co.]
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Category:Publications established in 1801
Category:Newspapers published in Scotland
Category:Mass media in Perth and Kinross
Category:Companies based in Dundee