'S iomadh atharrachadh a th' air a thighinn air saoghal nam pàipearan-naidheachd bho chionn ghoirid. Anns na 5 bliadhna a dh'fhalbh, tha an àireamh de phàipearan nàiseanta a th' air an reic air tuiteam 30%. Leis an iomadh sianail telebhisein le naidheachdan air fad na h-ùine, agus buaidh na h-eadar-lìn agus teicneòlas ùr, tha an dòigh 's a bheil sinn a' faighinn naidheachdan air atharrachadh gu mòr.

Dè an suidheachadh a th' ann le na pàipearan ionadail ge-tà, agus dè tha fa-near dhan gnìomhachas gu lèir? Tha an neach-naidheachd, Murray MacLeòid, a' trusadh. Cluinnear bho luchd-naidheachd eile, agus tadhlaidh sinn air Pàipear Beag an Eilein Sgitheanaich, a' chiad phàipear-naidheachd san Rìoghachd Aonaichte a chaidh fo shealbh an luchd-obrach. An e modail a tha seo a bhiodh freagarrach do phàipearan eile? Ann an Uibhist, tha am pàipear sgìreil, Am Pàipear, air a bhith air ainmeachadh mar Pàipear Coimhearsnachd na Bliadhna sa Ghàidhealtachd agus sna h-Eileanan 2 thuras bho chionn ghoirid. Dè tha ga fhàgail soirbheachail?

The newspaper industry has seen many changes in recent years. In the past five years alone, sales of newspapers on a national level have fallen by 30 per cent. The expansion of television to a multi-channel world offering 24/7 news, and the impact of the internet and new technology have all changed the way that we consume news.

How have local newspapers been affected and what lies ahead for the industry as a whole? Local Western Isles journalist Murray MacLeod finds out more. We visit the Skye based West Highland Free Press, which recently became the UK's first employee-owned newspaper. In Uist, local paper, Am Pàipear, has twice been named Community Newspaper of the Year for the Highlands and Islands recently. What is the secret of its success? Show less