See also: The New York Times, The Times of India, and The Irish Times

The Times
Front page from an October 17, 2007, edition
Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Compact
Owner	Times Newspapers Ltd
Editor	James Harding
Founded	1785
Political allegiance	Centre-right
Price	£0. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation. James Harding (born 1969 is a British Journalist. In December 2007 he was named editor of The Times newspaper following Robert Thomson's The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think tanks whose views The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 70 (Monday-Friday) £1. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 40 (Saturday) £1. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 30 (Sat - Sco)
Headquarters	Wapping, London
Circulation	618,160 [1]
Website: www.timesonline.co.uk

The Times is a daily national newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Wapping (pronounced 'Wopping' is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This is a list of the daily Newspapers in the World by average circulation A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of News International. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation. News International is entirely owned by the News Corporation group, headed by Rupert Murdoch. News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Though traditionally a moderately centre-right newspaper and a supporter of the Conservatives, it supported the Labour party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. A political compass or political diamond is a multi-axis model used to label or organize political thought on several dimensions The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The Labour Party is a Political party in the United Kingdom. Founded at the start of the 20th century it has been since the 1920s the principal party of the A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election ^[2] In 2005, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, 26% for Labour. Ipsos MORI is the second largest survey research organisation in the UK formed by two of the UK's leading companies in October 2005 The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal Political party in the United Kingdom, formed in 1988 by merging the ^[3]

The Times is the original "Times" newspaper, lending its name to many other papers around the world, such as The New York Times, The Times of India, and The Irish Times. The Times of India ( TOI) is a leading English-language Broadsheet Daily newspaper in India. The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet news paper launched in the late 1850s. It is the originator of the ubiquitous Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. Times New Roman is a Serif Typeface commissioned by the British newspaper The Times, in 1931, designed by Stanley Stanley Morison ( 6 May 1889 &ndash 11 October 1967) was an English Typographer, designer and historian of printing Monotype Imaging Inc is a Typesetting and Typeface design company ( Type foundry) responsible for many developments in Printing technology

The newspaper was printed in broadsheet format for 200 years, but switched to compact size in 2004 in an attempt to appeal to younger readers. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more A compact newspaper is a Broadsheet -quality newspaper printed in a Tabloid format especially in the United Kingdom. In May 2006, it announced plans to launch a United States edition,^[4] which began publishing on June 6, 2006. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in its new font, Times Modern. Times New Roman is a Serif Typeface commissioned by the British newspaper The Times, in 1931, designed by Stanley

Today

The newspaper's cover price in the United Kingdom is 70p on weekdays (a rise of 5p as of 3 September 2007), 30p for students at some university campus shops and £1. John Walter may refer to John Walter (publisher, (1738/9&ndash1812 founder of The Times newspaper London John Walter (second John Walter ( February 23, 1776 - July 28, 1847) was the son of John Walter, the founder of The Times, and second Sir John Stoddart (1773–1856 writer and lawyer editor of The Times. Thomas Barnes ( 1785 - 7 May 1841) was a British Journalist. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Pembroke College Cambridge John Thadeus Delane ( 11 October 1817 &ndash 22 November 1879) editor of The Times (London was born in London Thomas Chenery ( 1826 - 11 February 1884) was an English scholar and editor of the British newspaper The Times. George Earl Buckle ( June 10, 1854 - March 13, 1935) was an English editor and Biographer. George Geoffrey Dawson ( October 25, 1874, Skipton -in-Craven Yorkshire - November 7, 1944, London) was editor Henry Wickham "Stickum" Steed ( 10 October 1871 - 13 January 1956) was a British Journalist and Historian George Geoffrey Dawson ( October 25, 1874, Skipton -in-Craven Yorkshire - November 7, 1944, London) was editor Robert M'Gowan Barrington-Ward DSO MC (1891- 29 February 1948) was an English Barrister and Journalist who served Sir William John Haley, KCMG ( May 24, 1901 - September 6, 1987) was a British newspaper editor and broadcasting administrator William Rees-Mogg Baron Rees-Mogg (b July 14 1928, Bristol England) is a journalist and writer in the United Kingdom. Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born June 28 1928) is a British-born Journalist and Writer who was editor of The Sunday Times Charles Cospatrick Douglas-Home ( 1 September, 1937 &ndash 29 October, 1985) was a Scottish journalist who served as editor of Charles Wilson is a Scottish Journalist and Newspaper executive Sir Simon Jenkins (born 10 June 1943) is a British Newspaper Columnist currently associated with The Guardian Sir Peter Stothard (born 28 February 1951) is a British Newspaper editor, currently for the Times Literary Supplement Robert James Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian Journalist and former editor of The Times newspaper James Harding (born 1969 is a British Journalist. In December 2007 he was named editor of The Times newspaper following Robert Thomson's Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. 40 on Saturday (from 8 September 2007). Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Times' sister paper, The Sunday Times, is a broadsheet with a cover price of £2. The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Broadsheet is the largest of the various Newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more Although The Times and The Sunday Times are both owned by News International, a subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp, they do not share editorial staff and were founded independently. The titles have only shared the same owner since 1967.

Circulation

The certified average circulation figures for November 2005 show that The Times sold 692,581 copies per day. A Newspaper 's circulation is the number of copies it distributes on an average day This was the highest achieved under the last editor, Robert Thomson, and ensured that the newspaper remained ahead of The Daily Telegraph in terms of full rate sales, although The Daily Telegraph remains the market leader for broadsheets, with a circulation of 905,955 copies, owing to over 300,000 discount subscribers each day. Robert James Thomson (born 11 March 1961) is an Australian Journalist and former editor of The Times newspaper For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. Tabloid newspapers, such as The Sun and the Daily Mail, at present outsell both papers with a circulation of around 3,274,855 and 2,353,807 respectively. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest The Sun is a Tabloid daily newspaper published in the United Kingdom and Ireland with the highest circulation of any daily English-language The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format ^[5]

History

The Times was founded by John Walter in 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. John Walter may refer to John Walter (publisher, (1738/9&ndash1812 founder of The Times newspaper London John Walter (second Walter changed the title after 940 editions on 1 January 1788 to The Times. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap In 1803, John Walter handed ownership and editorship to his son of the same name. John Walter ( February 23, 1776 - July 28, 1847) was the son of John Walter, the founder of The Times, and second John Walter Sr. had already spent sixteen months in Newgate prison for libel printed in The Times, but his pioneering efforts to obtain Continental news, especially from France, helped build the paper's reputation among policy makers and financiers. For the prison in East Granby, Connecticut, see Old Newgate Prison. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.

The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers.

In 1809, John Stoddart was appointed general editor, replaced in 1817 with Thomas Barnes. Sir John Stoddart (1773–1856 writer and lawyer editor of The Times. Thomas Barnes ( 1785 - 7 May 1841) was a British Journalist. He was educated at Christ's Hospital and Pembroke College Cambridge Under Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in politics and amongst the City of London. John Thadeus Delane ( 11 October 1817 &ndash 22 November 1879) editor of The Times (London was born in London For London as a whole see the main article London. The City of London is a geographically Peter Fraser and Edward Sterling were two noted hacks and gained for The Times the pompous/satirical nickname 'The Thunderer' (from "We thundered out the other day an article on social and political reform. ").

The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. A war correspondent is a Journalist who covers stories firsthand from a war zone. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential^[6] with his dispatches back to England. William Howard Russell ( 28 March, 1821 - 11 February, 1907) was an Irish reporter with The Times, and is considered The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought

In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. The Corn Laws were Import tariffs designed to support domestic British corn prices against competition from less expensive foreign-grain imports between 1815 and 1846 It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832 which reduced corruption and increased the electorate from 400 000 people to 800 000 people (still a small minority of the population). The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system During the American Civil War, The Times represented the view of the wealthy classes, favouring the secessionists, but it was not a supporter of slavery. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South

The third John Walter (the founder's grandson) succeeded his father in 1847. John Walter (1818 – November 3, 1894) eldest son of John Walter, editor of The Times, was born at Printing-house Square Though the Walters were becoming more conservative, the paper continued as more or less independent. From the 1850s, however, The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. Penny press Newspapers were cheap Tabloid -style papers produced in the middle of the 19th century For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The Morning Post, as the paper was named on its Masthead, was a conservative daily Newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937 when it was

The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under A. F. Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. Charles Frederic Moberly Bell ( 2 April 1847 in Alexandria &ndash 5 April 1911 in London) was a prominent British During his tenure (1890-1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett Hooper and his advertising executive, Henry Haxton. The Encyclopædia Britannica is a general English-language encyclopaedia published by Encyclopædia Britannica Inc Horace Everett Hooper ( December 6, 1859 – June 13, 1922) was the publisher of Encyclopædia Britannica from 1897 until However, due to legal fights between the Britannica's two owners, Hooper and Walter Montgomery Jackson, The Times severed its connection in 1908 and was bought by pioneering newspaper magnate, Alfred Harmsworth, later Lord Northcliffe. Walter Montgomery Jackson (1863 in Newton Lower Falls Massachusetts - 1923 was the less-active partner of Horace Everett Hooper in publishing the 10th edition of the Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 1st Viscount Northcliffe ( 15 July[[ 865]] - 14 August[[ 922]] rose from childhood poverty to become a powerful British newspaper

On May 8, 1920, under the editorship of Wickham Steed, the Times in a front-page leader endorsed the anti-Semitic forgery The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine document, and called Jews the world’s greatest danger. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Henry Wickham "Stickum" Steed ( 10 October 1871 - 13 January 1956) was a British Journalist and Historian Antisemitism (alternatively spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism; also rarely known as judeophobia) is the Prejudice against or hostility The Protocols of the Elders of Zion ( Protocols of the wise men of Zion, Library of Congress 's Uniform Title; "Протоколы The following year, when Philip Graves, the Constantinople (modern Istanbul, Turkey) correspondent of the Times exposed The Protocols as a forgery, the Times retracted the leader of the previous year. For the Vertigo Comics character see Agent Graves. Philip Perceval Graves ( February 25 1876 &ndash June 3 Constantinople (Κωνσταντινούπολις Konstantinoúpolis, or gr ἡ Πόλις hē Polis, Latin: la CONSTANTINOPOLIS Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see the other Names of Istanbul) is the largest city of Turkey Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches

In 1922, John Jacob Astor, a son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. William Waldorf Astor 1st Viscount Astor ( March 31, 1848 &ndash October 18, 1919) was a Financier and Statesman Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 1st Viscount Northcliffe ( 15 July[[ 865]] - 14 August[[ 922]] rose from childhood poverty to become a powerful British newspaper The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Neville Chamberlain. George Geoffrey Dawson ( October 25, 1874, Skipton -in-Craven Yorkshire - November 7, 1944, London) was editor Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent, served as a correspondent for the newspaper in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby or HAR Philby ( OBE: 1946-1965 ( 1 January, 1912 – 11 May, 1988) A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. A split album featuring performances by bands The KGB and Alien Spy that was produced in 1997 Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of Philby was admired for his courage in obtaining high-quality reporting from the front lines of the bloody conflict. He later joined MI6 during World War II, was promoted into senior positions after the war ended, then eventually defected to the Soviet Union in 1963. The Secret Intelligence Service ( SIS) colloquially known as MI6 is the United Kingdom 's external Intelligence agency. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 ^[7]

In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson, and on May 3, 1966 it started printing news on the front page for the first time. The Astor family is a significant Anglo - American family of German descent notable for their prominence in Business, society, and Sir Roy Herbert Thomson 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE, DLitt, D Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. (Previously, the paper's front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. ) The Thomson Corporation merged it with The Sunday Times to form Times Newspapers Limited. This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters The Sunday Times is a Sunday Broadsheet Newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation.

An industrial dispute left the paper shut down for nearly a year (December 1, 1978–November 12, 1979). Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar)

The Thomson Corporation management were struggling to run a business under the grip of the print unions at the height of Union powers. This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters Union demands were increasingly difficult to meet. Management were left with no choice but to save both titles by finding a buyer who was in a position to guarantee the survival of both titles, and also one who had the resources and was committed to funding the inevitable migration to technology-based printing.

Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to fulfil the full Thomson remit. Ian Robert Maxwell MC ( June 10, 1923 – November 5, 1991) was a Czechoslovakian born British Media proprietor Roland "Tiny" Rowland ( November 27, 1917  &ndash July 25, 1998) was a British businessman and chairman of the Viscount Rothermere, of Hemsted in the County of Kent is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. This article is primarily about Thomson prior to its 2008 merger with Reuters That buyer was the Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American

Both papers had their survival guaranteed and it marked a significant own goal for the radical elements within the Trade Union movement.

Rupert Murdoch

In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were purchased from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American News International Ltd is a British newspaper publisher owned by Rupert Murdoch 's News Corporation.

Murdoch soon began making his mark on the paper, replacing its editor, William Rees-Mogg, with Harold Evans in 1981. William Rees-Mogg Baron Rees-Mogg (b July 14 1928, Bristol England) is a journalist and writer in the United Kingdom. Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born June 28 1928) is a British-born Journalist and Writer who was editor of The Sunday Times One of his most important changes was in the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, following agreement with print unions, the hot-metal Linotype printing process used to print The Times since the 19th century was phased out and replaced by computer input and photo-composition. This allowed the staff of the print rooms of The Times and The Sunday Times to be reduced by half. However, direct input of text by journalists ("single stroke" input) was still not achieved, and this was to remain an interim measure until the Wapping dispute of 1986, which saw The Times move from its home at New Printing House Square in Gray's Inn Road (near Fleet Street) to new offices in Wapping. The Wapping dispute was along with the miners' strike of 1984-5, a significant turning point in the history of the Trade union movement and of UK industrial relations Fleet Street is a street in London, England named after the River Fleet. Wapping (pronounced 'Wopping' is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets which forms part of the Docklands to the east of the City of London. ^[8]

In June 1990, The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles ("Mr", "Mrs", or "Miss" prefixes for living persons) before full names on first reference, but it continues to use them before surnames on subsequent references. The more formal style is now confined to the "Court and Social" page, though "Ms" is now acceptable in that section, as well as before surnames in news sections.

In November 2003, News International began producing the newspaper in both broadsheet and compact sizes. On 13 September 2004, the weekday broadsheet was withdrawn from sale in Northern Ireland. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Since 1 November 2004, the paper has been printed solely in compact format. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

The Conservative Party announced plans to launch litigation against The Times over an incident in which the newspaper claimed that Conservative election strategist Lynton Crosby had admitted that his party would not win the 2005 General Election. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. In law a lawsuit is a civil action brought before a Court in which the party commencing the action the Plaintiff, seeks a legal or equitable remedy Lynton Crosby AO is an Australian political strategist Having masterminded four successive election victories for John Howard, he has been described as a "master A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election The Times later published a clarification, and the litigation was dropped.

On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned its Letters page, dropping the practice of printing correspondents' full postal addresses. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to its leading article, "From Our Own Correspondents", this was in order to fit more letters onto the page. An editorial, leader (UK or leading article (UK is an article in a Newspaper or Magazine that expresses the opinion of the Editor

In September 2005, the cover price of The Times was raised to 60p, the same as The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian, and 5p less than The Independent. A penny (pl pence or pennies) is a Coin or a unit of Currency used in several English -speaking countries The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. It was the first time in twelve years that the cover price of The Times has matched that of its rivals, a clear indication that News International was no longer prepared to fund the price war it had launched in September 1993 by cutting the price of The Times from 45p to 30p.

In September 2007, the cover price of The Times was again raised by 5p to 70p, matching rivals The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and the The Independent. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The Independent is a British compact Newspaper published by Tony O'Reilly 's Independent News & Media. Its Saturday edition also matches rivals' prices.

In a 2007 meeting with the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications who were investigating media ownership and the news, Murdoch stated that the law and the independent board prevented him from exercising editorial control. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" ^[9]

Image

Long considered the UK's newspaper of record, The Times was generally seen as a serious publication with high standards of journalism. However, some, including employees of The Times, feel it has gone downmarket since being acquired by Murdoch; they cite its coverage of celebrities as evidence, although this increased coverage of and emphasis on celebrity- and sports-related news is rarely given prominence on the front page. It is not without trenchant critics, however: Robert Fisk,^[10] seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as political censorship of his article on the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. Robert Fisk (born July 12 1946 in Maidstone, Kent) is a British Journalist and is Middle East correspondent Iran Air Flight 655, also known as IR655, was a civilian Airliner shot down by US missiles on Sunday July 3, 1988, over

Readership profile and image

The British Business Survey 2005 named The Times as the UK's leading daily newspaper for business people. This independent survey was sponsored by The Financial Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Economist, and The Times. The Financial Times ( FT) is a British international business Newspaper. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. For "The Daily Telegraph" in Australia see The Daily Telegraph (Australia. The Economist is an English-language weekly news and International affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd and edited in London

The latest figures from the national readership survey show The Times to have the highest number of ABC1 25–44 readers and the largest numbers of readers in London of any of the "quality" papers. The NRS social grades are a system of demographic classification used in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.

Format and supplements

The main section of The Times features news in the first half of the paper, with the Comment section midway through the main news, and world news following after this. The business pages begin on the centre spread, and are followed by The Register, containing obituaries, Court & Social and the like. The sport section is at the end of the main paper, with the Times Crossword puzzle on the inside back cover.

times2

times2 is The Times's main supplement, featuring various lifestyle columns. Its current incarnation began on 5 September 2005, before which it was called T2 and previously Times 2. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Regular features include an "Image of the Day" and a "Modern Morals" column, where people pose moral dilemmas to columnist Joe Joseph. The back page is devoted to puzzles and contains Sudoku puzzles and a crossword that is simpler and more concise than the main Times Crossword. is a Logic -based number-placement Puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column each row and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks

The supplement contains arts and lifestyle features, a regular poetry column, and TV and radio listings and reviews. On Wednesdays, times2 includes Crème, the newspaper's supplement for "PAs, secretaries, executive assistants and anyone who works in administrative support. "^[11] It is read by more secretaries than The Guardian and The Evening Standard. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast ^[12]

The Game

"The Game" is included in the newspaper on a Monday, and details all the weekend's association football activity (Premier League and Football League Championship, League One and League Two.) The Scottish edition of The Game also includes results and analysis from Scottish Premier League games. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Premier League, colloquially referred to as the Premiership, is an English professional league for football clubs The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons is the second-highest division of The Football Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of The Scottish Premier League, currently known as the Clydesdale Bank Premier League for sponsorship reasons and often known as the Premier League or SPL

Saturday Times supplements

The Saturday edition of The Times does not carry the times2 supplement, instead coming with a variety of supplements, on travel, health and wellbeing (called Body&Soul), and the following:

Books

The only supplement with a quality newspaper devoted to book reviews, features and interviews. It also features a Puzzles section on the back pages, where the Su Doku puzzles can be found on Saturdays, along with a large crossword and the Listener crossword puzzle. is a Logic -based number-placement Puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid so that each column each row and each of the nine 3×3 boxes (also called blocks Edited by Erica Wagner [1].

The Times Magazine

The Knowledge magazine.

The Times Magazine features columns touching on various subjects such as celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and gardens or simply writers' anecdotes. Notable contributors include Gordon Ramsay, one of Britain's highest profile chefs, and Giles Coren, Food And Drink Writer of the Year in 2005. Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born 8 November 1966 is a Chef, Television personality and Restaurateur. A chef is a person who cooks professionally In a professional kitchen setting the term is used only for the one person in charge of everyone else in the kitchen the executive Giles Coren (born 29th July 1969 in Paddington, London) is a British journalist and broadcaster

The Knowledge

The Knowledge is a culture supplement, featuring information and reviews of the coming week's best entertainment.

Its content is usually split up into the sections 'Arts & Entertainment' and 'TV & Radio'. 'Arts & Entertainment' is further subdivided into 'Starts', 'Screen' (which includes film, DVD, Internet and Games), 'Stages' (including Theatre, Dance, Opera and Comedy). 'Sounds' (Music, Clubs and Concerts) and 'Sights' (Museums, Galleries, Events and Kids). 'TV & Radio' consists of reviews and listings for current and upcoming Television and Radio shows.

The Knowledge is published in four different editions depending on region so that the information contained is more relevant to the reader. These are; Scotland and Ireland, North of England, West and Central, East and Southeast and London. It used to be published in smaller A5 format, but was relaunched in 2005 in an A4 format in order to more closely resemble the Saturday Times Magazine. A series Paper in the A series format has a 1\sqrt{2} aspect ratio although this is rounded to the nearest millimetre A series Paper in the A series format has a 1\sqrt{2} aspect ratio although this is rounded to the nearest millimetre

Money

"Money" is a personal finance supplement with features on investment, mortgages and consumer affairs, among other subjects, plus news and comment. The regular "Money MoT" slot sees experts give a detailed financial makeover to a selected reader. Edited by Andrew Ellson [2].

Events

The Times, along with the British Film Institute, sponsors the London Film Festival (or more specifically, The Times bfi London Film Festival). The British Film Institute ( BFI) is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to encourage the development of the arts of film television The Times BFI London Film Festival is the UK 's largest public film event screening over 300 films from 60 countries As of 2005, it is Europe's largest public event for motion pictures.

The Times also sponsors the Cheltenham Festival of Literature.

Ownership

• John Walter (1785–1803)
• John Walter, 2nd (1803–1847)
• John Walter, 3rd (1847–1894)
• Arthur Fraser Walter (1894–1908)
• Lord Northcliffe (1908–1922)
• Astor family (1922–1966)
• Roy Thomson (1966–1981)
• News International (subsidiary of News Corporation), run by Rupert Murdoch (1981— )

Current columnists and journalists

Bibliography

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News Corporation (often abbreviated to News Corp) (,,) is one of the world's largest media conglomerate companies by Market capitalisation is gay Bold text' Keith Rupert Murdoch', AC, KCSG (born Melbourne, March 11 1931 usually known as Rupert Murdoch, is an Australian-American Rachel Campbell-Johnston is The Times newspaper's chief art critic John Stephen Farrell (known as Stephen Farrell) is a British journalist who has been the Middle East correspondent for The Times. Hugo Rifkind (born 1977 in Edinburgh) is the son of former Conservative Cabinet Minister and MP Sir Malcolm Rifkind. Hugh McIlvanney, born in Kilmarnock, Scotland in 1933 is an award-winning sports writer Martin Samuel is a columnist for The Times newspaper He has been a sports writer and columnist for The Times since 2002 and was named Sports Writer of the Year for 2005 and Simon Barnes is an English Journalist. He is currently chief sportswriter of The Times Newspaper. Ruth Gledhill (born 1959 grew up in Gratwich a small village near Uttoxeter, as the daughter of the local vicar Giles Coren (born 29th July 1969 in Paddington, London) is a British journalist and broadcaster Dan Sabbagh (born 1971) is a British Journalist, currently the media editor of The Times. Ginny Dougary is a British award-winning interviewer and feature writer for The Times. Michael Andrew Gove (born August 26, 1967) is a Conservative Politician, Journalist and Author in the United Kingdom Tim Hames is a columnist and Chief Leader Writer at the The Times. Anthony Michell Howard (born 12 February 1934) is a prominent British journalist broadcaster and writer Mick Hume (born 1959 is a British journalist and former organizer of the Revolutionary Communist Party. Anatole Kaletsky (born June 1, 1952) is a Journalist and Economist based in the United Kingdom. Magnus Linklater (born 21 February 1942 is a Scottish journalist and former newspaper editor Richard Lloyd Parry is a British foreign correspondent He is the Asia Editor of The Times of London based in Tokyo, and is the author of In the Time Anthony William Vivian Loyd (born on 12 September 1966) is an English Journalist and noted War correspondent. Ben Macintyre is a columnist writing for The Times newspaper His columns range from current affairs to historical controversies Caitlin Moran (b 5 April 1975 Catherine Elizabeth Moran in Brighton) is a British broadcaster and columnist for The Times Matthew Parris (born 7 August 1949 in Johannesburg) is a Journalist and former Conservative politician in the United Grayson Perry, (born 1960) is an English Artist, known mainly for his ceramic vases and Cross-dressing. For the Australian actress and writer see Libby Purvis. Libby Purves OBE (born February 2 1950 in London William Rees-Mogg Baron Rees-Mogg (b July 14 1928, Bristol England) is a journalist and writer in the United Kingdom. Peter Riddell is a British Journalist writing for The Times since 1991. Nicholas Anthony Robinson (born 5 October 1963 is the Political Editor of the BBC. Paul Sheehan (born October 19, 1968) is a British born Canadian Journalist who specializes in Pop culture. Mary Ann Sieghart (born August 6 1961) is a former assistant editor of The Times, where she wrote columns about politics social affairs and Andrew Michael Sullivan (born August 10 1963 is a prominent Blogger, author and Political commentator. Janice Turner is a columnist and feature writer for The Times. Ann Treneman is a Parliamentary sketchwriter for The Times newspaper in the United Kingdom. Alexander Williams, also Alex Williams (born October 18 1967 in London) is an English film Animator and Cartoonist. Aki Pasinpoika Riihilahti (born September 9 1976 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Djurgårdens Gordon James Ramsay, OBE, (born 8 November 1966 is a Chef, Television personality and Restaurateur. Guillem Balague (Born Barcelona, Spain) is Sky Sports Spanish football expert and a respected journalist Daniel Finkelstein OBE (born August 30 1962) is a British Journalist and former Politician. Peter D Brookes (born 28 September 1943 is a English cartoonist who has produced work for numerous publications including Radio Times, New Society Sir Harold Matthew Evans (born June 28 1928) is a British-born Journalist and Writer who was editor of The Sunday Times Includes sections of black and white photographic plates, plus a few charts and diagrams in text pages. A chart or graph is a type of Information graphic, that represents tabular numeric data and/or functions. 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Notes and references

External links

• Official website, including a Style Guide
• Wapping: legacy of Rupert's revolution, January 15, 2006 - The Observer - Three views of the industrial dispute twenty years on. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The
• The Times editor Robert Thomson lecture online: From the editorial desk of The Times, RMIT School of Applied Communication Public Lecture series
• Anthony Trollope's satire on the mid-nineteenth century Times