The Sunday Times [1] ( The Sunday Times , translated as “Sunday Time”) is a Sunday widescreen newspaper in the United Kingdom . The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd , a subsidiary of News International , which in turn is owned by News Corporation . The Times Newspapers also owns The Times , however, both of these newspapers were founded independently of each other and began to belong to the same owner only in 1966 . Rupert Murdoch 's News International acquired both newspapers in 1981 . Every year, the Sunday Times publishes a List of the Rich, which breaks sales records.
| " Sandy Times | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The sunday times |
| Type of | weekly newspaper |
| Format | widescreen |
| Owner | News international |
| A country | |
| Editor | John Witherow |
| Founded by | 1864 |
| Political affiliation | conservatism |
| Tongue | English |
| Periodicity | |
| Main office | Wapping, London . |
| Circulation | 1 202 235 |
| ISSN | 0140-0460 |
| Web site | thetimes.co.uk |
While The Times has a much smaller print run than The Daily Telegraph , the UK’s largest serious daily newspaper, the Sunday Times dominates the Sunday quality market; a circulation of 1.3 million copies is equal to the circulation of " The Sunday Telegraph ", " The Observer " and " The Independent on Sunday " combined.
History
The newspaper began its life in 1821 , under the name "The New Observer" ; with the newspaper " Observer ", founded in 1791 , the new edition was in no way connected. The newspaper was later renamed The Independent Observer , and in 1822, it was called the Sunday Times, without any connection with The Times.
In 1893, Rachel Beer acquired the newspaper, and in 1908, Alfred Harmsworth became its new owner. By 1959, the newspaper became part of the Kemsley media concern, which was acquired by Roy Thomson that same year. In 1966, Thomson also acquired The Times and formed Times Newspapers Ltd to publish two newspapers.
Rupert Murdoch's News International acquired the rights to The Times in 1981 , but the Conservative government did not submit a purchase issue to the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, mainly because the previous owner, The Thomson Corporation , threatened to close the newspapers if they are not transferred to someone else within the allotted time, and there were fears that any legal obstacles to the takeover of Murdoch could lead to the termination of the existence of both newspapers. The fact that the takeover gave Murdoch control of four national newspapers was ignored: in addition to The Times and the Sunday Times, the News Corporation also owned The Sun and The News of the World at that time.
Control of the News Corporation put an end to the reign of Harold Evans, the editor, ending the period in the history of the newspaper when it was known for campaign materials, investigations, and a liberal bias. At the time of Andrew Neil’s editions in the 1980s and early 1990s , the Sunday Times clearly supported thatcherism ; the position of the newspaper, as was commonly believed, was that anti-mercantilism among those who traditionally voted for the Conservative Party , along with traditional socialism, undermined the economic competitiveness of the United Kingdom. In this, the newspaper apparently opposed the traditional conservatism of the rival Sunday Telegraph.
Most Important Stories
- 1960s : thalidomide scandal
- 1983 : Hitler's fake diaries published
- 1986 : Publication of Israel manufacturing more than 100 nuclear warheads
- 1987 : publication of the agent’s book of memoirs MI5 Spycatcher ( "Spy Catcher" ), which was banned in the United Kingdom. The newspaper defeated the British government at the European Court of Human Rights in 1991 .
Notes
- ↑ Foreign Press: A Quick Reference Guide. Newspapers. Magazines. News agencies / chap. ed. S. A. Losev . - M .: Politizdat , 1986.- S. 50.