The Scotsman is a Scottish newspaper published in Edinburgh. Since August 16, 2004, it has been printed in tabloid format. Its Sunday edition, which remains broadsheet, goes by the name Scotland on Sunday. Reading the newspaper: Brookgreen Gardens in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... A tabloid is a newspaper — especially in the United Kingdom — that uses the tabloid format, which is roughly 23½ by 14¾ inches per spread. ... Broadsheet is a size and format for newspapers, and a descriptive term applied to papers which use that format rather than the smaller tabloid format. ...

The Scotsman was launched in 1817 as a liberal weekly by lawyer William Ritchie and customs official Charles Maclaren in response to the "unblushing subservience" of competing newspapers to the Edinburgh establishment. The paper was pledged to "impartiality, firmness and independence". After the abolition of newspaper stamp tax in Scotland in 1850, The Scotsman was relaunched as a daily newspaper priced at 1d and a circulation of 6000 copies. Events March 4 - James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April – Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 – Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England May - The General Convention of the Episcopal Church founded General Theological Seminary while meeting in New York City. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... Edinburgh viewed from Arthurs Seat. ... Scotland (Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a country or nation and former independent kingdom of northwest Europe, and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. ... Events January 4 - The first American ice-skating club is formed (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). ...

The Scotsman’s first editor, Charles Maclaren, was the only editor of the paper to fight a duel. Stung by journalistic attacks from Dr James Browne, the Caledonian Mercury’s editor, Maclaren, with grave reservations concerning Browne's existence, agreed to meet him at Ravelston. The two exchanged shots, missed, refused to shake hands, and parted without apology.

During the 1926 General Strike The Scotsman was the only national newspaper in the UK to continue publishing. The UK Government of the time offered the owners free air transport to get daily newspapers to London. In 1926 the General Council of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) called out workers on a general strike for nine days in an unsuccessful attempt to force the government to act to prevent the wages and conditions of coal miners from being reduced. ... London — containing the City of London — is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England and a major world city. With over seven million inhabitants (Londoners) in Greater London area, it is amongst the most densely populated areas in Western Europe. ...

In 1953 the newspaper was bought by Canadian millionaire Roy Thompson who was in the process of building an enormous media empire. The paper is now part-owned by the Barclay Brothers. 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (June 5, 1894 – August 4, 1976) was a newspaper proprietor and media entrepreneur. ... Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay (both born 27 October 1934) are British businessmen. ...

The Scotsman has a daily circulation of around 68,000 — this has fallen fairly dramatically over the past few years. The current editor John McGurk started in the autumn of 2004 and has had some success in arresting the decline in circulation. Controversial British journalist Andrew Neil is publisher of the newspaper and is often criticised for the lack of time spent in Scotland. Andrew Neil (born May 21, 1949) is a British journalist and broadcaster. ...

The Scotsman is sometimes jokingly referred to as "The Hootsmon".

External links

• The Scotsman website (http://www.scotsman.com)
• History of The Scotsman (http://archive.scotsman.com/Default/Skins/TSPLa/Client.asp?skin=TSPLa&daily=TSC&enter=true&AppName=2&GZ=T&FromWelcome=False&goto=scotsman)