The Times

British daily national newspaper based in London
Organization daily_newspaper Q50008
The Times
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The Times was founded on January 1, 1785[1][2]. Its headquarters are located in London[1]. The newspaper was established by John Walter.

The Times

Summary

The Times is a daily newspaper[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,211 views/month, #7 of 873).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Times is located in London[3].
  • The Times is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • The Times's instance of is recorded as daily newspaper[5].
  • The Times's instance of is recorded as online newspaper[6].
  • The Times's instance of is recorded as newspaper[7].
  • The Times's instance of is recorded as periodical[8].
  • The Times was edited by Tony Gallagher[9].
  • The Times was edited by Flora Shaw[10].
  • The Times's founder is recorded as John Walter[11].
  • The Times was published by Times Media[12].
  • The Times is owned by News UK[13].
  • The Times is owned by News Corporation[14].
  • The Times's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].
  • The Times's place of publication is recorded as London[16].
  • The Times's Commons category is recorded as The Times[17].
  • The Times's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • The Times's industry is recorded as journalism[19].
  • The Times's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • January 1, 1785 marks the founding of The Times[21].
  • The Times's has edition or translation is recorded as The Times 1911[22].
  • The Times's official website is recorded as https://thetimes.co.uk[23].
  • The Times's official website is recorded as https://www.thetimes.com/[24].
  • The Times's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Times[25].
  • The Times's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+440581'}[26].
  • The Times's political ideology is recorded as liberal conservatism[27].

Body

Founding

The Times's founder is recorded as John Walter[11]. January 1, 1785 marks the founding of it[21].

Operations

The Times's headquarters location is recorded as London[15].

Industry

The Times's industry is recorded as journalism[19].

Ownership

Owners include News UK[13], a business[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1981[30], headquartered in The News Building[31] and News Corporation[14], a business[32], in United States[33], founded in 1980[34], headquartered in 1211 Avenue of the Americas[35].

Why It Matters

The Times ranks in the top 0.8% of daily_newspaper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,211 views/month, #7 of 873).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Times. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . guardian.co.uk. Retrieved . guardian.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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