1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name?
1st January 1785 as the daily universal register and started using the times name in 1788
2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?
politics
3) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?
Rupert Murdoch and ipso
4) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?
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?
Britain's most trusted national newspaper
6) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?
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?
published by Times Media Limited, part of News UK & Ireland Ltd
Editor of The Times: Tony 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.
1.04m Average daily readership
£55,885 Times readers mean family income
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?
They are wealthy enough to travel and afford the entertainment that they are suggesting
They are more educated and enjoy more sophisticated entertainment
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.
44% of Times readers are likely to try and go somewhere different on holiday every time
The Times is the paper of record, the only newspaper that can be quoted in a court of law.
Times readers are twice as likely to have a university degree of doctorate.
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