Newspapers Flashcards
(35 cards)
What was the first issue of The Daily Courant like?
- Similar title to today
- Black and white
- No images
- 1 page with ads on the back
Why were newspapers taxed by the government?
To fund the war and because of the war everyone wanted to read the news so more sales were being made
When was The Times first published?
1st January 1785
When was the Daily Mirror first published?
2nd November 1903
Who was the Daily Mirrors original target audience?
Respectable women
When sis the first photograph appear in The Times?
Around 1890
How much of British population read the newspaper daily in the 1930s?
2/3 of the population (40m) and almost everyone read the Sunday paper
Why were people so interested in the news in the 1930s?
It was one of the only forms of entertainment
When was the General Council of the Press formed?
1953
What did the General Council of the Press become and when?
The Press Council in 1962
What was purpose of the Press Council and who funded?
To maintain high standards in journalism and was funded by newspaper owners
When was the Daily Mirror’s most popular period and how many copies did it sell then?
1967 (middle decades of the 20th Century) and it sold 5.25 million copies a day
When the Today newspaper was launched in 1986, what was unusual about it?
First newspaper to be printed in full colour
When was the Press Complaints Commission set up?
1991
When did The Times launch it’s only version?
1st January 1996
When did the Daily Mirror launch its online version?
1999
When did The Times switch from broadsheet to compact in size?
November 2004
What did the Leveson Inquiry look into in 2011 and 2012?
Culture, ethics and practice of press (International Phone Hacking Scandal)
How many copies of the Daily Mirror are currently sold each day?
197,000 copies
How many copies of The Times are currently sold each day?
365,000 copies in 2020 estimated 160,000 today
What was the first recognised daily newspaper?
The Daily Courant
When did The Daily Courant first published?
11th March 1702
What does byline mean?
The line above the story, which gives the authors name
What does pull quote mean?
A quote from the story that is enlarged and appears within the text
