Motion · S5M-21554 · 24 Apr 2020
Fife Free Press, Weekly Newspaper of the Year
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates Fife Free Press on being named the Weekly Newspaper of the Year at the 41st Scottish Press Awards, which celebrated the very best of local and national journalism by presenting 29 awards that credited the vital work of print and digital journalism; acknowledges that this is the fourth time that the Fife newspaper has won this award, following its success in 2015, 2016 and 2019; notes the comments of the judges, who praised its "imaginative and eye catching front pages, from the news section through to some brilliant sports pages, it’s a paper which really reflects the community it serves because it informs its readers but stands up for them too"; understands that the weekly was first published in 1871 as the Fife Free Press & Kirkcaldy Guardian before adopting its current title in 1892; commends the continued hard work, talent and dedication of JPI Media and the newspaper's team of reporters, past and present, who have all contributed to its success and popularity, and wishes everyone involved with it the very best.
Supporters (16)
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 24 Apr 2020
- Bill Kidd 24 Apr 2020
- Gordon Lindhurst 24 Apr 2020
- Richard Lyle 24 Apr 2020
- Rona Mackay 24 Apr 2020
- Willie Rennie Scottish Liberal Democrats 24 Apr 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 24 Apr 2020
- Sandra White 24 Apr 2020
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 25 Apr 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 26 Apr 2020
- Ruth Maguire 27 Apr 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 28 Apr 2020
- Emma Harper 28 Apr 2020
- Bruce Crawford 29 Apr 2020
- Willie Coffey 30 Apr 2020
- Clare Adamson Scottish National Party 16 May 2020
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.