Editing Caithness (section)

=== Newspapers ===

''[[The John O'Groat Journal]]'' and ''[[The Caithness Courier]]'' are weekly [[newspapers]] published by Scottish Provincial Press Limited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.snpa.org.uk/scottish.htm|title=Scottish Provincial Press Limited website|access-date=28 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629150053/http://www.snpa.org.uk/scottish.htm|archive-date=29 June 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> trading as North of Scotland Newspapers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.caithness-courier.co.uk|title=Services North – Search for local businesses in the North of Scotland|publisher=Caithness Courier|access-date=28 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011070042/http://caithness-courier.co.uk/|archive-date=11 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> and using offices in Union Street, [[Wick (Highland)|Wick]] (but with public reception via Cliff Road) and Olrig Street, [[Thurso]].

News coverage tends to concentrate on the former counties of Caithness and [[Sutherland]]. ''The John O'Groat Journal'' is normally published on Fridays and ''The Caithness Courier'' on Wednesdays. The two papers share a website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/Home/|title=John O'Groat Journal – Home|website=johnogroat-journal.co.uk|access-date=28 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171020155557/http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/Home/|archive-date=20 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Historically, they have been independent newspapers, with the ''Groat'' as a Wick-centred paper and the ''Courier'' as a Thurso-centred paper. Even now, the ''Groat'' is archived in the public library in Wick, while the ''Courier'' is similarly archived in the library in Thurso. The ''Courier'' was printed, almost by hand, in a small shop in High Street, Thurso until the early 60's by Mr Docherty and his daughter. The ''Courier'' traditionally covers that week's cases at [[Wick Sheriff Court]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/courts/|title=Courts|newspaper=John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier|access-date=25 December 2022|archive-date=25 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225151126/https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/courts/|url-status=live}}</ref>