Meet Scotland's newest newspaper: Behind the scenes of The National's first deadline with its editor Richard Walker
Scotland’s new daily newspaper The National hit newsstands for the first time this morning – just three weeks after publisher the Herald and Times group gave the pro-independence title the go-ahead.
Last night The Drum joined editor Richard Walker on the editorial floor as he sent the first edition of The National to print. The overwhelming impression was of a launch that has come together remarkably quickly in response to an uncharacteristic display of agility from a newspaper publisher.
“The first deadline was challenging,” Walker told us in the moments afterwards. “The newspaper run-in period has been quite short. From when it Read full story ›
Source: The Drum




