The Times - Introduction: blog tasks

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

It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its modern name on 1 January 1788

2) What content did John Walter suggest the paper would offer in the first edition?

John Walter made it clear in the first edition of the newspaper that he was primarily concerned with advertising revenue: "The Register, in its politics, will be of no party.

3) Who owns The Times today and how is editorial integrity protected?

since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly owned by the News Corp group headed by Rupert Murdoch.

4) What did The Times introduce in 2010 and why?

in 2010, following in the footsteps of The Wall Street Journal, The Times (London) implemented a "hard" paywall; a decision which was controversial because, unlike The Wall Street Journal, The Times is a general news site, and it was said that rather than paying, users would seek the information without charge

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?

the Independent Press Standards Organisation (“IPSO”) rules and 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? 

Tony Gallagher (born 2 November 1963) is a British newspaper journalist, and is currently editor of The Times. He was editor of The Daily Telegraph, joint deputy editor of the Daily Mail, and editor of The Sun in 2015, before being appointed editor of The Times in 2022.