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The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821), are published by Times Media, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp.
Times Radio is a British digital radio station owned by News UK, part of the Murdoch media empire. It is jointly operated by News Broadcasting (which News UK acquired in 2016, when it was known as Wireless Group ), The Times and The Sunday Times. [ 1][ 2] As of March 2024, the station has a weekly audience of 560,348, according to RAJAR.
This letterpress mode of newspaper production was supplanted in the 1970s and 1980s by the cleaner, more economical offset litho process. The history of British newspapers begins in the 17th century with the emergence of regular publications covering news and gossip. The relaxation of government censorship in the late 17th century led to a rise ...
Popular national newspapers include The Times, Financial Times, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph. According to a 2021 report by the Media Reform Coalition, 90% of the UK-wide print media is owned and controlled by just three companies, Reach plc (formerly Trinity Mirror), News UK and DMG Media. This figure was up from 83% in 2019. [36]
Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices.
Newspapers have always been the primary medium of journalists since 1700, with magazines added in the 18th century, radio and television in the 20th century, and the Internet in the 21st century. [1] London has always been the main center of British journalism, followed at a distance by Edinburgh, Belfast, Dublin, and regional cities.
Black Country Bugle – weekly look at the history of the Black Country, published in newspaper format. Bulletin – online only UK newspaper. Classic Car Weekly – weekly newspaper for the classic car enthusiast. The Day – online daily newspaper for schools. The Economist – weekly news-focused magazine.
Two of the UK’s biggest newspaper publishers have proposed combining their printing operations amid a climate of declining print sales. In a press release, News UK and DMG Media said they ...