Paisley Daily Express
Summary
The Paisley Daily Express is a Scottish newspaper based in Paisley, covering the Renfrewshire area. The paper, which is currently owned by Trinity Mirror has its main offices on New Street in Paisley town centre. However, it is printed by Trinity Mirror Saltire in Glasgow. The paper is sold in newsagents and general stores throughout Renfrewshire. The contents of the "Wee Express", as it is known locally (to distinguish it from the "Big Express" i.e. the Scottish Daily Express) are typical of a local newspaper: local news, human interest stories, classified advertisements, intimations, church news, crosswords, wedding photographs, school photographs, local sports (mainly about the town's football team St Mirren), letters to the editor and so on.Locally it is noted for its mistakes and inaccuracies.
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Paisley Daily Express celebrates sales rise after price cut
The staff at the Paisley Daily Express must be cockahoop. Adding sales to a daily paper in this era is a special feat, even if the overall number is slight.
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Sales of regional dailies slump - but two titles record increases
Many regional daily papers suffered double-digit circulation falls in the second half of last year, according to the ABC audit figures released on Wednesday.
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The Herald's editor steps down
The editor-in-chief of The Herald in Glasgow, Jonathan Russell, is stepping down after weeks of speculation about his future. He had been absent for some time.
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Paisley Daily Express relaunches
Media Scotlandhas relaunched its regional daily the Paisley Daily Express. From yesterd. . .
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Trinity Mirror staff could face fresh cuts
Trinity Mirror staff may face further jobs cuts after it announced it would merge its Scottish nationals and regional division in a bid to reduce costs.
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The 15 regional dailies that may have to go weekly
"And the managing director of an independent publisher – whom I also agreed not to name – told me: '12,000 sales is the profit-and-loss precipice for dailies, and we think we’ve got a few years to go before we reach that. But we’re already looking at the option because we’re in the teens and once we hit 12,000, will make no money as a daily.
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The Media Briefing: I love digital media. . . but where have all the journalists gone?
I've done a piece for the Media Briefing about how I love digital media but am concerned about the consequences of so many journalists losing their jobs - and asking how many editorial staff are digging out news and how many repackaging it?It was prompted by the row between Solent News and Photo Agency and PA about the exclusive interview with Jo Yeates' father, the closure of independent news agencies, the slashing of editorial jobs and reactions to my post: What will there be left to lift when all the news gathering journalists are gone?As I was writing it, Newsquest announced six jobs were going in Swindon and Oxford, CN Group in Cumbria announced up to 29 redundancies and Trinity Mirror revealed it had made the editor's post on the Paisley Daily Express redundant.
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Trinity axes editor's post at Paisley Daily Express
AllMediaScotland reports that the position of Express editor Anne Dalrymple is now subject to a 30-day consultation process. She has been editor of the paper - which is owned by Scottish & Universal Newspapers, part of the Trinity Mirror group - for five years and with the title for 29 years.
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Local papers on the up and up? Consider the reality, not the hype
There have been many fewer newspaper closures this year than in the last, reports The Independent today. Only eight papers have been closed, yet 19 titles have been launched.
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Jonathan Stray: Digital news needs better products, not just emulations of old media
Professional journalist and computer scientist Jonathan Stray argues in this thoughtful blog post that journalism and news organisations should create products to better support civic culture and “the people who are actually changing the world”. He looks at the existing state of product design in journalism and how it could be improved:.
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