ONE of The National's most popular front pages has been shortlisted for a media award – and we need your help in winning the top prize.
Our splash on the McCrone Report is one of 12 UK front pages published in 2020 recognised by media site Hold The Front Page.
The top-secret McCrone Report of 1975 concluded that the discovery of oil and gas could transform the Scottish economy into one of the most prosperous in Europe and boost support for independence.
READ MORE: This is what Westminster doesn't want you to read: The McCrone Report in full
The headline on The National's front page of February 27 this year reads "Scotland's future in Scotland's hands" and detailed how the oil dossier was hushed up by Westminster governments. Readers were encouraged to pick up an extra copy for a No voter.
The poll is open now until 9am on January 5 and the winner will be announced on holdthefrontpage.co.uk that morning.
The Edinburgh Evening News is nominated twice for its its coverage of the cancellation of the Edinburgh Festival and its front page tribute to James Bond actor Sir Sean Connery.
Scotland is also represented in the shortlist by the Press and Journal’s coverage of the rail disaster in Aberdeenshire, which left three dead.
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