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Pro-independence paper The National to publish on Saturdays | Pro-independence paper The National to publish on Saturdays |
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Scotland's pro-independence daily newspaper is to publish six days a week from now on. | Scotland's pro-independence daily newspaper is to publish six days a week from now on. |
The National, which was launched after last year's Scottish independence referendum, had previously been available from Monday to Friday. | |
It printed its first Saturday edition a week ago, after the general election. | It printed its first Saturday edition a week ago, after the general election. |
The paper's editor, Richard Walker, said the response had been so good they had decided to continue with the weekend edition. | The paper's editor, Richard Walker, said the response had been so good they had decided to continue with the weekend edition. |
He said the management team behind The National had certain expectations when it was launched, and the paper had exceeded those. | He said the management team behind The National had certain expectations when it was launched, and the paper had exceeded those. |
Mr Walker, who also edits the Sunday Herald, said: "For now, The National will be printed every Saturday as long as there is a public demand for it. | Mr Walker, who also edits the Sunday Herald, said: "For now, The National will be printed every Saturday as long as there is a public demand for it. |
"Although people also get their news from the internet and from other sources there's still a clear demand for newspapers. | "Although people also get their news from the internet and from other sources there's still a clear demand for newspapers. |
"And there's a particular demand for a newspaper like the National which looks at things through a certain prism, which in our case is a support for independence which is not a view which is expressed in any other newspaper in Scotland, apart from the Sunday Herald." | "And there's a particular demand for a newspaper like the National which looks at things through a certain prism, which in our case is a support for independence which is not a view which is expressed in any other newspaper in Scotland, apart from the Sunday Herald." |
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