Blog Tasks : The Times Introduction

 Read the About Us page of the Times website and answer the following questions:


1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name?

Founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register and started using the Times name in 1788

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?

It should include politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and “amusements”. 

3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times? 

For it to be a fair argument and support the both the Labour and the Conservatives. Walter reserved the right of the newspaper “to censure or applaud either political party” 

4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?

Owned by News UK (CEO is Rupert Murdoch). Editorial integrity is protected though fair arguments and that they don't side to one party 

5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?

A strict digital paywall for online readers to help sustain their revenue

6) What was The Times named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?

Britain's most trusted newspaper

7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?

The Times and The Sunday Times take complaints about editorial content seriously. They are committed to abiding by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) regulations and the Editors’ Code of Practice that Ipso enforces.

8) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor? 

The Times (London) is published by Times Media Limited, which is a subsidiary of News UK (formerly News International). News UK is, in turn, wholly owned by News Corp, the media conglomerate founded by Rupert Murdoch and now chaired by his son, Lachlan Murdoch. 

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