The Times: History Flashcards
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When was The Times first published and who owns the paper?
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- The Times was first published in 1785 (called The Daily Universal Register) and is part of the Times newspaper group which is a subsidiary of News UK (owned by global media mogul Rupert Murdoch).
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The Iconic ‘Times’ font
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- The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing.
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- The Times Masthead has changed very little (if at all) during its 200 years run - it offers reader the stable reassurance of tradition & stability in an era of ‘fake news’.
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- The Times had an average daily circulation of 365,880 in March 2020
