Newspapers: The Times - Audience and Industries

 Audience


1) What are the main audience demographics for The Times newspaper? Add as much detail as you can.
   mature, affluent, and professional audience, with over half its readership aged 55+ and primarily from the ABC1 social demographic
2) What aspects of the front page of the Times CSP edition suggest that their readers are likely to be more educated and interested in hard news rather than entertainment?
educated, ABC1 demographic through its, formal, authoritative tone, traditional, understated, design, and focus on, in-depth political/hard news over sensationalism
3) Times readers are mostly over 55 years old. Why is this and how is this reflected or challenged by the design and news stories in the CSP pages we have studied?  
older, affluent, and conservative-leaning readership, with over half of its audience aged 55+ and primarily from ABC social classes. 

4) What are the main audience pleasures offered by the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory.
Personal Identity, Information/ Education, Entertainment and/or Social Interaction

5) Why might a reader enjoy this CSP edition of the Times? Use Blumler & Katz Uses and Gratifications theory categories and write as detailed an analysis as you can.
A reader might enjoy this Close Study Product (CSP) edition of The Times because it fills social needs , as defined by Blumler & Katz’s Uses and Gratifications theory
Industries

1) Who owns the Times? Write the name of the company AND the billionaire who owns the company.
news corp and rupert murdoch
2) What was the The Times's circulation in 2019? How many papers did the Times used to sell back in the 1990s? You can find all of these statistics in the blogpost above.
 376,000 to 417,000 
3) How has the Times reacted to the decline in print sales and the growth of the internet? Watch the two videos above for more on this.
sales falling apart from 49%
4) What does IPSO stand for and what is IPSO's job?
independent Press Standards Organisation. It is the independent regulator for the majority of newspapers and magazines in the UK,
5) why do some people want stronger regulation of British newspapers? Look at the information above on newspaper regulation to find out more on this.
Some people want stronger regulation of British newspapers to address widespread concerns over unethical practices, such as the invasion of privacy, and the publication of false or misleading information

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