The Times- Introduction

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

 The newspaper was founded in 1785 as the Daily Universal Register with later renaming itself the times in 1788.

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

Politics, foreign affairs, legal trials, trade, etc.


3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times? 
For it to be a fair argument between the labour party and the conservative party.

4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?
The Times is owned by News UK. Editorial integrity is protected through fair arguments and they don't side with just one political party.

5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?
They introduced a 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?
The Times was named 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. We 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 and The Sunday Times are published by Times Media Limited, wholly owned by News UK & Ireland Ltd. News UK & Ireland is wholly owned by News Corp, a global diversified media business focused on creating and distributing content that educates, informs and inspires our customers. Their current editor is Tony Gallagher.

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