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Launch is good news
Dear all,
I'M DELIGHTED to see the new edition of The Scottish Sun hit the streets today.
At a time when the media sector — and the economy as a whole — faces tough times,
it's great to see a vote of confidence in the Scottish newspaper industry.
This paper brings the prospect of more jobs and more security to those already in employment.
The Sunday edition of The Scottish Sun is born of turbulent times in the newspaper industry.
The Leveson inquiry is, rightly, looking into some of the issues that have prompted these changes.
But the questions the probe is looking at relate to the industry, not one newspaper or company.
And at a time when it has become all too easy to knock journalism,
it's worth remembering the good newspapers can do.
The Scottish Sun's campaign to sign up organ donors in memory of seven-year-old Cole Gibson is just one example.
The risks journalists face were brought home this week when two were killed in Syria,
including Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times.
At its best journalism informs, entertains and shines a light into murky corners.
It's vital for a healthy democracy. That's why today is an important day
not just for the Scottish newspaper industry but for Scottish public life as a whole.
Scotland's newest Sunday paper will be a fresh and vibrant addition in a nation
that has an insatiable appetite for news.
The independence referendum in autumn 2014 will be chance for the whole country to have their say.
The Scottish Sun will play an important part in the great debate on our future.
So enjoy the first-ever edition of Scotland's newest Sunday paper.
I look forward to returning to these pages in the weeks and months to come!
Yours, Alex Salmond
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