the times

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 The Times - Introduction: blog tasks


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?
The Times was founded by publisher John Walter (1738–1812) on 1 January 1785 

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?
John Walter bought the logography's patent

3) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?
The State and its agencies have the power to impede

4) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?
The papers' new websites, which go live today, will be accessible for free as a taster for "about four weeks" before paywalls are introduced.

5) What was The Times named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?
he titles are currently the biggest selling quality print newspapers in the UK and in 2018 The Times was named Britain's most trusted national newspaper by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University.

6) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?
The Editors' Code of Practice sets out the rules that newspapers and magazines regulated by IPSO have agreed to follow

7) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor? 
The Times and The Sunday Times were first held under common ownership by Lord Thomson in 1966 as Times Media Limited and were bought by Rupert Murdoch in 1981.

Finally, look at this News UK webpage with key information about The Times for potential advertisers and complete the following tasks:

8) Write down three key statistics from this page.

9) Look at the various sections of the newspaper outlined on this page (e.g. Entertainment, Announcements, Travel). What do these sections suggest about The Times newspaper's audience?

10) Click on three of the sections - your choice. Write down one key detail for each section you choose e.g. Travel - more Times readers took a holiday abroad last year than any other newspaper.

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