Wendy warns new rules for Council adverts will damage local newspapers

Wendy Alexander has raised concerns over the impact new council advertising plans will have on local newspapers in Scotland.

The Scottish Government is consulting on plans to allow local authorities to advertise public notices online in a money saving exercise.

Wendy Alexander said:

“Favouring online advertising over notices in local newspapers will take vital revenue away from an industry which is already facing significant challenges.

“The Scottish Government must rethink these proposals to avoid irreversibly damaging local papers, which are important employers in communities across Scotland and a vital part of the media spectrum.

“If the Scottish Government are as committed to supporting the newspaper industry as they say they are then they mustn’t go through with these damaging plans.”