The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

 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 in 1785


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

“like a well-covered table, it should contain something suited to every palate” including politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials, advertisements and “amusements”


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


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

papers introduced digital subscriptions in 2010 to help ensure a sustainable future for their journalism.


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


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


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


Editor of The Sunday Times: Ben Taylor


Deputy Editor of The Sunday Times: Krissi Murison


Times Media Group Managing Editor: Victoria Watson


Times Media Head of Digital: Edward Roussel


Times Media Legal Director: Pia Sarma


8) Write down three key statistics from this page.


1.04m

Average daily readership

£55,885

Times readers have a mean family income

62%

Social grade AB

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? it suggest there political views and how    the times is made for  educated people


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.

The Times is one of the world's most respected newspaper titles. Established more than 200 years ago it continues to lead the market in the quality and depth of its journalism.

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