THE TIMES - INTRODUCTION: BLOG TASK

 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 1785. It started using the name Times in 1788.

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?
The content John Walter suggested the paper would offer in the first edition was politics, foreign affairs, matters of trade, legal trials advertisements, and amusements.

3) What does the page say about the political views in The Times? 
The Times' page say about the political views are contending issues with respectful "fair argument". The Times has supported both New Labour and the conservatives in recent times and supported Remain in the 2016 EU referendrum.

4) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?
Rupert Murdoch owns The Times and the editorial integrity is protected by providing an excellent contrast with the Daily Mirror.

5) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?
The Times introduced digital subscriptions 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?
The Times' name in 2018 was Britain's most trusted national newspaper.

7) What does the section on Editorial Standards say about The Times and newspaper regulation?
The editorial standards say about The Times and newspaper is to complain about a Sunday Times story. Corrections, clarifications and adjudications are published regularly where waned on their corrections and clarifications page.

8) What does the section on Ownership say about The Times and who is the current editor? 
The Ownership section says that The Times focuses on creating and disturbing content that educates, informs and inspires customers. The current editor is Times Media Limited.

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