It might not get people rushing to the newsagent, but this week Scottish news publishers made a small but historic move which recognises how much the journalism world and the way we all communicate has changed. Those of us with long careers in the news trade remember the excitement in print’s heyday: the crescendo of chattering typewriters as deadline approached; the floor vibrating under foot as the presses rolled; and then the sight of your byline on the front page.

That has been replaced by a new excitement of round-the-clock publishing, breaking scoops to the world in an instant, and the thrill of seeing stories trending as their significance sinks in with thousands of readers in real time. Digital publishing, not ink on dead trees,