List of newspapers in the United Kingdom
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| - | '''''The Guardian''''' (until 1959 '''''The Manchester Guardian''''') is a [[List of newspapers in the United Kingdom|British newspaper]] owned by the [[Guardian Media Group]]. It is published Monday to Saturday in the [[Berliner (format)|Berliner]] format from its [[London]] and [[Manchester]] headquarters. | + | Twelve daily newspapers and eleven only-Sunday ones are distributed in the United Kingdom. Others circulate in Scotland only and still others serve smaller areas. National daily newspapers publish every day except Sundays and 25 December. Sunday newspapers may be independent; e.g. ''[[The Observer]]'' was an independent Sunday newspaper from its founding in 1791 until it was acquired by ''[[The Guardian]]'' in 1993. Many daily newspapers now have Sunday editions, usually with a related name (e.g. ''[[The Times]]'' and ''[[Sunday Times]]''), but are editorially distinct. |
| - | ''[[The Guardian Weekly]]'', which circulates worldwide, provides a compact digest of four newspapers. It contains articles from ''The Guardian'' and its Sunday paper, sister paper ''[[The Observer]]'', as well as reports, features and book reviews from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' and articles translated from France's ''[[Le Monde]]''. | + | UK newspapers can generally be split into two distinct categories: the more serious and intellectual newspapers, usually referred to as the [[broadsheet]]s due to their large size, and sometimes known collectively as 'the [[quality press]]', and others, generally known as [[tabloid (newspaper format)|tabloids]], and collectively as 'the popular press', which have tended to focus more on celebrity coverage and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news. The tabloids in turn have been divided into the more sensationalist mass market titles, or 'red tops', such as ''[[The Sun (United Kingdom)|The Sun]]'' and the ''[[Daily Mirror]]'', and the middle-market papers, the ''[[Daily Express]]'' and the ''[[Daily Mail]]''. |
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| + | ''[[The Independent]]'' and ''The Times'' have changed in recent years to a [[Compact (newspaper)|compact format]], not much bigger than that used by the tabloids. ''The Guardian'' moved in September 2005 to what is described as a '[[Berliner (format)|Berliner]]' format, slightly larger than a compact. Its Sunday stablemate ''The Observer'' followed suit. Both ''The Guardian'' and ''The Observer'' now use the tabloid format, having done so since January 2018. Despite these format changes, these newspapers are all still considered 'broadsheets'. | ||
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| + | Other Sunday broadsheets, including ''The Sunday Times'', which tend to have a large amount of supplementary sections, have kept their larger-sized format. The national Sunday titles usually have a different layout and style from their weekly sister papers, and are produced by separate journalistic and editorial staff. | ||
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| + | All the major UK newspapers currently have websites, some of which provide free access. ''The Times'' and ''The Sunday Times'' have a paywall requiring payment on a per-day or per-month basis by non-subscribers. ''[[The Financial Times]]'' business daily also has limited access for non-subscribers. ''The Independent'' became available [[online newspaper|online only]] upon its last printed edition on 26 March 2016. However unlike the previously mentioned newspapers it does not require any payment to access its news content. Instead the newspaper offers extras for those wishing to sign up to a payment subscription, such as crosswords, Sudoku puzzles, weekend supplements and the ability to automatically download each daily edition to read offline. | ||
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| + | Most towns and cities in the UK have at least one local newspaper, such as the ''Evening Post'' in [[Bristol]] and ''The Echo'' in [[Cardiff]]. They are not known nationally for their journalism in the way that (despite much [[print syndication|syndication]]) some city-based newspapers in the USA are (e.g. ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[The Boston Globe]]''). An exception to this was the ''Manchester Guardian'', which dropped the 'Manchester' from its name in 1959 and relocated its main operations to London in 1964. The Guardian Media Group produced a Mancunian paper, the ''[[Manchester Evening News]]'', until 2010 when along with its other local newspapers in the Greater Manchester area it was sold to Trinity Mirror. | ||
| - | The paper's readership is generally on the mainstream left of British political opinion. The newspaper's reputation as a platform for [[Social liberalism|liberal]] and left-wing editorial has led to the use of the "''Guardian'' reader" and "Guardianista" as often (but not always) pejorative epithets for those of left-leaning, earnest or [[politically correct]] tendencies. | ||
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Twelve daily newspapers and eleven only-Sunday ones are distributed in the United Kingdom. Others circulate in Scotland only and still others serve smaller areas. National daily newspapers publish every day except Sundays and 25 December. Sunday newspapers may be independent; e.g. The Observer was an independent Sunday newspaper from its founding in 1791 until it was acquired by The Guardian in 1993. Many daily newspapers now have Sunday editions, usually with a related name (e.g. The Times and Sunday Times), but are editorially distinct.
UK newspapers can generally be split into two distinct categories: the more serious and intellectual newspapers, usually referred to as the broadsheets due to their large size, 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 and human interest stories rather than political reporting or overseas news. The tabloids in turn have been divided into the more sensationalist mass market titles, or 'red tops', such as The Sun and the Daily Mirror, and the middle-market papers, the Daily Express and the Daily Mail.
The Independent and The Times have changed in recent years to a compact format, not much bigger than that used by the tabloids. The Guardian moved in September 2005 to what is described as a 'Berliner' format, slightly larger than a compact. Its Sunday stablemate The Observer followed suit. Both The Guardian and The Observer now use the tabloid format, having done so since January 2018. Despite these format changes, these newspapers are all still considered 'broadsheets'.
Other Sunday broadsheets, including The Sunday Times, which tend to have a large amount of supplementary sections, have kept their larger-sized format. The national Sunday titles usually have a different layout and style from their weekly sister papers, and are produced by separate journalistic and editorial staff.
All the major UK newspapers currently have websites, some of which provide free access. The Times and The Sunday Times have a paywall requiring payment on a per-day or per-month basis by non-subscribers. The Financial Times business daily also has limited access for non-subscribers. The Independent became available online only upon its last printed edition on 26 March 2016. However unlike the previously mentioned newspapers it does not require any payment to access its news content. Instead the newspaper offers extras for those wishing to sign up to a payment subscription, such as crosswords, Sudoku puzzles, weekend supplements and the ability to automatically download each daily edition to read offline.
Most towns and cities in the UK have at least one local newspaper, such as the Evening Post in Bristol and The Echo in Cardiff. They are not known nationally for their journalism in the way that (despite much syndication) some city-based newspapers in the USA are (e.g. The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe). An exception to this was the Manchester Guardian, which dropped the 'Manchester' from its name in 1959 and relocated its main operations to London in 1964. The Guardian Media Group produced a Mancunian paper, the Manchester Evening News, until 2010 when along with its other local newspapers in the Greater Manchester area it was sold to Trinity Mirror.
