Donetsk National University

Faculty of Foreign Languages

English Philology Department

The Times

Made by the 4th year student, Udinskaya Nastya

 The Outline

 Introduction

 Some facts from history

 The Times today

 Supplements

 Conclusion
 The Times, daily newspaper published in London,
one of Britain’s oldest and most influential
newspapers. It is generally accounted, with The
Guardian and The Daily Telegraph, one of Britain’s
“big three” and has long been recognized as one of
the world’s greatest newspapers.
 The Times is a
national newspaper
published daily in the
United Kingdom since
1785, and under its
current name since 1788.
 Some interesting facts from history

 The Times was founded by John Walter in 1785 as The Daily

Universal Register. John Walter also served as the first editor
of the paper.

 The Times used contributions

from significant figures in the
fields of politics, science,
literature, and the arts to build its
reputation.

 The Times was the first

newspaper to send war
correspondents to cover
particular conflicts.
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. In November
2006 The Times began printing
headlines in a new font, Times
Modern. The Times was printed
in broadsheet format for 219
years, but switched to compact
size in 2004 in an attempt to
appeal more to younger readers
and commuters using public
transport.
 The Times today
Circulation
The certified average circulation figures for November 2005
showed that The Times sold 692,581 copies per day. This was
the highest achieved under Robert Thomson's editorship, and
ensured that the newspaper remained ahead of The Daily
Telegraph in terms of full rate sales
 Image
The Times is generally viewed as
a serious publication with high
standards of journalism. Others,
including employees of The
Times, feel it has gone
downmarket since being
acquired by Murdoch, citing its
coverage of celebrities as
evidence, though this increased
coverage of and emphasis on
celebrity- and sports-related
news is rarely given prominence
on the front page.
 Readership profile
The British Business Survey 2005 named The Times as the UK's
leading daily newspaper for business people. This independent
survey was sponsored by The Financial Times, The Guardian,
The Daily Telegraph, The Economist, and The Times.
 Supplements
Times 2 / T2
T2 was developed as The Times' main supplement, featuring
various lifestyle columns.
 The Times Magazine
The Times Magazine accompanies the newspaper on Saturday,
and features columns touching on various subjects such as
celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and
gardens or simply writers' anecdotes. Notable contributors have
included Gordon Ramsay, one of Britain's highest profile chefs,
and Giles Coren, Food And Drink Writer of the Year in 2005.
 The Knowledge
The Knowledge is supplied in the newspaper on Saturday. This
includes information on 'Arts & Entertainment' and 'TV &
Radio', offering detailed information on shows. It is usually
divided into sections of 'Starts', 'Screen' which includes film,
DVD, Internet, and Games, 'Stages' which is further split into
Theatre, Dance, Opera, and Comedy, 'Sounds' which provides
information about Music, Clubs, and Concerts, and 'Sights'
further sectioned into Museums, Galleries, Events, and Kids.
 Body and Soul
Body and Soul is included with Saturday editions. This is a
weekly guide to a better lifestyle, and also includes a pull out
named The Times Money.
 There are now two websites: thetimes.co.uk is aimed at daily
readers, and the thesundaytimes.co.uk site at providing weekly
magazine-like content. There are also iPad and Android editions
of both newspapers. Since July 2010, News UK has required
readers who do not subscribe to the print edition to pay £2 per
week to read The Times and The Sunday Times online.
 For much of its history it has been regarded as Britain's
newspaper of record and is preserved in the British Library's
newspaper library in that capacity. Long regarded as one of
the world's greatest newspapers. Under various owners, the
quality and reputation of the paper's editorial writing varied,
although it continued to maintain high standards of
reporting and accuracy. As the world moves toward
increasingly effective and instant communication, the paper
continues to impact society both in the role of news and
opinion on matters of political import, as well as providing
information in the areas of entertainment and general
lifestyle interest.
Thank you
for your
attention!