The Times

The Times is a daily newspaper published in London, United Kingdom. It is one of Britain’s oldest and most influential newspapers. It is generally accounted with The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph as one of Britain’s ‘big three’ and has long been recognized as one of the world’s greatest newspapers. Founded by John Walter on January 1, 1785, as The Daily Universal Register, the newspaper began as a 2 1/2-penny broadsheet whose main function was to publicize a system of typography in which Walter was then interested. It became The Times on January 1, 1788, publishing commercial news and notices. The founder’s son, John Walter II took over the newspaper in 1803. He expanded it from 4 pages to 12 large pages and by the time control of the paper passed to his son, John Walter III in 1848. During this time, the foundation of The Times’ reputation as Britain’s pre-eminent national journal and daily historical record was laid.

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