Sunday Herald led the way with 9/11 reports

LIKE many firsts, a first edition of a newspaper is a strange hybrid – it pops into the middle of a living, breathing news cycle with no hinterland and presents the puzzle of the new to readers. The first edition of the Sunday Herald shared those problems, but it made a splash. First of all, it signalled that it was taking seriously the idea of a new era for Scotland with a front page piece based on an interview with then PM Tony Blair vowing sweeping new powers for Scotland; secondly, it signalled that it was young and happy to kick over the traces thanks to an interview with Spice Girl Mel C in which the word “F**k" ran unasterisked in bold type in a pull-out quote. No paper had done that before – and it soon became apparent why. Many first-time readers were far from happy. Let’s just say there were more than a few letters from Disgusted of Morningside vowing to never read the paper again. It wasn’t the last time the Sunday Herald would upset the apple cart. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16682954.sunday-herald-led-the-way-with-911-reports/