The Times is a British daily (Monday to Saturday) national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register, adopting its current name on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, in turn wholly owned by News Corp. The Times and The Sunday Times do not share editorial staff, were founded independently, and have only had common ownership since 1966.
1. Who owns News Corp?
Robert Thomson/ Rupert Murdoch
2.What other companies belong to News Corp?
Dow Jones
Foxtel
Storyful
Knew
News UK
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3. Do News Corp own any other newspapers?
The Australian
The Daily Telegraph
New York Post
The Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Sun
The Sunday Times
The Courier-Mail
4. What ways can audiences access this newspaper?
Through their mobile phone ages through 24-35 as they understand how to operate and use a phone, if they want to get quick information. However, for people 35-80 they would get a subscription to get the newspaper in the mail everyday or every week.
5. Visit the website of some of the newspapers News Corp owns and read some of their articles. What political agenda do they hold?
6. What evidence of this do you have?
7. Who is the intended readership (audience) for The Times. You must consider the demographic profile and the psychographic profile.
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