IT’S an exciting time to be a National reader – and an even more exciting time to be National editor.
Your newspaper is coming of age. Not only are we launching a big new Sunday edition with Richard Walker at the helm, but for the first time since launch we’re also allowing readers who prefer our printed edition to take out a regular subscription.
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It’s one of the most frequently made points when we’re out on National Roadshows. And the results of our recent reader survey were conclusive. You want to be able to support the paper with a regular payment and help secure its long-term future.
National readers know how vital is it to have a voice on the news stands when indyref2comes to counter the views of Scotland’s Unionist media.
And the best way to make sure that happens is to sign up an army of print subscribers, in it for the long haul.
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Yes, we’ve got more than 5000 digital subscribers – and many of you will be reading these words right now on your computer screen or phone or tablet. And those subscribers are an incredibly valuable asset.
Thanks to them, we will always be a digital force to be reckoned with. Our Facebook and Twitter engagement is off the charts, and our website is nearly twice as busy as it was this time last year.
But it’s the printed newspaper which gets you on the paper reviews; it’s the printed paper which undecideds glance at every morning in the local shop; it’s the printed paper which sustains everything we’re doing online.
Don’t forget: with the closing of the Sunday Herald, we’re the only title left backing independence. Your support is more important than ever. Sign up today.
SUBSCRIBE NOW BY CALLING – 0141 302 7300
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Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
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