A pop-up display based on the British Library’s Breaking the News exhibition is on view at Edinburgh’s Central Library. The displays draw upon each library’s individual collection and regional connections to celebrate the value of regional news in communities across the UK. It is on display 4 July — 4 August 2022. Breaking the News […]
On this day: 1st ever edition of the Scotsman
January 25, 2017 by
The Scotsman is 200 years old today. The first ever edition of The Scotsman, or Edinburgh Political and Literary Journal was produced on Saturday, January 25 1817, from premises in Edinburgh’s High Street. It was originally published weekly, and became a daily newspaper in 1850. The proprietors announced that their ‘first desire is to be […]
New Type Cossar Press in action
January 23, 2013 by
The ‘Single-Width Users Group’ has a website for the New Zealand print community. It includes a ‘Way Back When’ section which includes videos of the ‘New Type’ Cossar Presses in action, as well as other videos illustrating the history of newspaper printing. B8 Cossar Press video B4 Cossar Press video
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