The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

 1) What year was The Times founded and when did it start using the Times name?
1785

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?
the editor and publisher John Walter I, “to record the principal occurrences of the times” for the service of the public

3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times? 
 right-wing broadsheet newspaper that generally supports the Conservative Party and is aimed at a more educated, middle-class audience. 

4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?
Rupert Murdoch

5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?
The Times and The Sunday Times were first held under common ownership by Lord Thomson in 1966 as Times Media Limited and were bought by Rupert Murdoch in 1981. TNL is now part of News UK. Both papers introduced digital subscriptions in 2010 to help ensure a sustainable future for their journalism.

6) What was The Times named in 2018 by the Reuters Institute for Journalism at Oxford University?
Britain's most trusted newspaper.

7) 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.

8) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor? 
The Times & The Sunday Times are published by Times Media Limited, part of News UK & Ireland Ltd.

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