The Shetland Times
 | This article needs to be updated. (May 2019) |
| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | The Shetland Times Ltd |
| Founded | 1872 |
| Language | English |
| City | Lerwick, Shetland, Scotland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Website | www |
The Shetland Times is a weekly newspaper in Shetland, published on Fridays and based in Lerwick, the main town in the Shetland Islands.
The newspaper is owned by The Shetland Times Ltd, a company which also operates a publishing arm, a bookshop and a printing company. Up to October 2014, the Shetland Times Ltd claimed to have 55 employees.[1]
Locally known as The Times, the newspaper was established in 1872 and costs £1.30. The newspaper claims a circulation figure of 11,438. It was voted Newspaper of the Year by the (Scottish) Highlands and Islands Media Awards in 2006.
Editors
[edit]From February 2006 until February 2008 the editor was Jonathan Lee, formerly of the Aberdeen Evening Express. Lee left the Shetland Times following newsroom staff passing a vote of no confidence in his editorship.[2][3][4] He was succeeded by Paul Riddell, a former assistant editor of The Scotsman.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "About". The Shetland Times. Archived from the original on 7 October 2014.
- ^ Brook, Stephen; Kiss, Jemima (3 January 2008). "Shetland Times editor exits amid unrest". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Staff (10 January 2008) "Lee ‘positive’ despite Shetland revolt" The Press Gazette Archived 17 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bevington, Pete (3 January 2007) "Shetland Times editor abandons ship" The Shetland News[permanent dead link] date is questionable
- ^ Kiss, Jemima (14 February 2008). "Shetland Times appoints new editor". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
