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UK newspapers can generally be split into two distinct categories: the more serious and intellectual newspapers, usually referred to as the broadsheets, and sometimes known collectively as the "quality press", and others, generally known as tabloids, and collectively as the 'popular press', which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage ...
Breakdown of UK daily newspaper circulation, 1956 to 2019. At the start of the 19th century, the highest-circulation newspaper in the United Kingdom was the Morning Post, which sold around 4,000 copies per day, twice the sales of its nearest rival. As production methods improved, print runs increased and newspapers were sold at lower prices.
New Statesman – independent political and cultural magazine. [4] The New Worker – from the New Communist Party of Britain. [5] The Observer – centre-left mainstream newspaper published on Sundays, a sister paper to The Guardian and The Guardian Weekly. [6] The Socialist – from the Socialist Party (England and Wales). [7]
Have never endorsed a political party. [5] Morning Star: None Advocated for voting against the Conservatives, but did not endorse any specific party. [6] The Daily Telegraph: Conservative Party [7] The Guardian: Labour Party: Advocated tactical voting against the government. [8] The Independent: Labour Party [9] The Sun: Labour Party: Last ...
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, [5] followed by a move to London. Along with its sister papers, The Observer and The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. [6]
A number of newspapers changed their endorsements from the previous general election, in 2005. The most notable changes were those of The Sun , The Times , The Sunday Times and the News of the World (all owned by News International ), to the Conservative Party , having all backed Labour since 1997 .
Robert Fisk, [43] seven times British International Journalist of the Year, [44] resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his stories, and the ...
The paper aimed to present opinions from all parts of the political spectrum with the goal of encouraging its readership to form their own fact-based opinions. [37] Ahead of the 2015 UK general election, Duff said the paper would remain neutral and refrain from endorsing a vote for any political party. [35]