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The Courier (Dundee)

Newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland

Summary

Newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland

FieldValue
nameThe Courier
logoThe Courier logo.svg
image[[Image:Courier b.jpg250px]]
Digital version of the 15 February 2013 Perth edition
typeDaily newspaper
formatTabloid (since 2012, previously broadsheet)
founded
ownersDC Thomson
headquartersDundee, Scotland, UK
editorDavid Clegg
website
circulation13,852
circulation_dateDecember 2025
circulation_ref

Digital version of the 15 February 2013 Perth edition

The Courier (known as The Courier & Advertiser between 1926 and 2012) is a newspaper published by DC Thomson in Dundee, Scotland. As of 2013, it is printed in six regional editions: Dundee, Angus & The Mearns, Fife, West Fife, Perthshire, and Stirlingshire. However, by 2020, this had been reduced to three regional editions for Perth and Perthshire; Angus and Dundee; and Fife.

As of August 2025, the circulation for The Courier stands at 14,836, this was a decrease from December 2024, where the average daily circulation of The Courier was 15,737, both figures are significantly down from the 30,179 copies sold in December 2019.

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.

In 1926, during the General Strike The Courier was merged with The Advertiser. From the 10 May 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." Just over a year later, a digital version of the newspaper was launched. In 2016, the year of its bicentenary, The Courier was named the UK Regional Newspaper of the Year.

In 2022, The Courier was named Scotland's news website of the year at the Scottish Press Awards.

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.

References

References

  1. (4 August 2025). "Dundee - The Courier".
  2. (16 January 2012). "Dundee Courier makes move to compact". BBC News.
  3. (25 October 2013). "The Courier". British Newspapers Online.
  4. "The Courier". DC Thomson & Co Ltd.
  5. "Dundee – The Courier". trust in media.
  6. Enid Gauldie. (1989). "One Artful and Ambitious Individual: Alexander Riddoch (1745–1822) (Provost of Dundee 1787–1819)". Abertay Historical Society.
  7. (10 May 1926). "Baldwin's Call to the Nation". British Newspaper Archive.
  8. Sarah Bould. (16 January 2012). "Second regional Scottish title to go compact".
  9. (4 November 2013). "The Courier newspaper marks its 50,000th edition". BBC.
  10. (20 September 2016). "The Courier celebrates 200 years". DC Thomson & Co Ltd.
  11. Simpson, James. "The Courier named Scotland's News Website of the Year".
  12. "Results | Dundee Courier | Publication | British Newspaper Archive".
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