The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

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

    It was founded in 1875 and started using it's name in 1788

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

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

   

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

   Bought by Rupert Murdoch in 1981. You have to fill out a form  if you have any complaints.

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

  

   digital subscriptions because they had moved to digital newspapers

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

   Britain's most trusted daily newspaper

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

   They are committed to abiding by the Independent press Standards Organisation (IPSO) regulations and the editors code of practise that IPSO enforces.

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

  Published by times media limited, part of news Uk and Ireland Ltd. The current editor is Tong Gallagher

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.

  Times readers have a mean family income of £55,855, average daily readrership- 1.04M , social grade AB-62%

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?

   That it reaches to a broad range of audiences who are interested in a range of different things.

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.

Entertainment- 280,00 times readers visit the cinema more than once a month

Announcements- the Times is a paper of record, it is the only newspaper that can be quoted in a court of law

Travel- 324,00 Times readers went on four or more holidays in the past year.

Extension tasks

Look at News UK's website page for The Times. What statistics can you find that will tell us more about the Times and its readers?