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===Media=== The serious use of the Scots language for news, encyclopaediae, documentaries, etc., remains rare. It is reportedly reserved for niches{{Clarify|date=September 2024}} where it is deemed acceptable, e.g. comedy, [[Burns supper|Burns Night]] or traditions' representations. Since 2016, the newspaper ''The National'' has regularly published articles in the language.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17519026.the-national-at-the-fore-of-dictionary-updates-of-scots-language/ |first1=Katharina |last1=Moos Bille |title=The National at the fore of dictionary updates of Scots language|website=The National|date=22 March 2019 }}</ref> The 2010s also saw an increasing number of English books translated in Scots and becoming widely available, particularly those in popular [[children's fiction]] series such as ''[[The Gruffalo]]'', ''[[Harry Potter]]'', ''[[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]]'', and several by [[Roald Dahl]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.scotslanguage.com/articles/node/id/108|title= Children's books in Scots|website=Scotslanguage.com }}</ref> and [[David Walliams]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Book List: Scots books for 9β14 year olds |url=https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-lists/scots-books-for-9-14-year-olds |access-date=2021-10-21 |website=Scottish Book Trust |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2021, the music streaming service [[Spotify]] created a Scots language listing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/singer-wins-campaign-to-persuade-spotify-to-recognise-scots-language-for-first-time-3155256 |title=Singer wins campaign to persuade Spotify to recognise Scots language for first time |work=[[The Scotsman]] |date=4 March 2021}}</ref> The Ferret, a [[United Kingdom|UK]]-based fact-checking service, wrote an exploratory article in December 2022 to address misconceptions about the Scots language to improve public awareness of its endangered status.<ref>{{cite web|website=The Ferret|url=https://theferret.scot/fact-check-claims-about-scots-language|title=Fact check: Claims about the Scots language}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|website=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]]|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/23166037.lennie-pennie-debunking-myths-scots-language|title=Lennie Pennie: Debunking the myths about the Scots language}}</ref>
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