The Times - Mr Allsopp
The Times Publishing - First published in 1785. The Times has been published by Times Newspapers since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, wholly owned by News Corp, Rupert Murdoch’s company. The Times had an average daily circulation of 446,164 in December 2016. Political Allegiance The Times follow a center-right political alignment. Do not openly support Labour or conservative, and have shown support to both parties throughout history. (In 2001 supported Tony Blair’s Labour, and in 2010 supported David Cameron’s Conservatives) Ownership History 1785 to 1803 – John Walter 1803 to 1847 – John Walter, 2nd 1847 to 1894 – John Walter, 3rd 1894 to 1908 – Arthur Fraser Walter 1908 to 1922 – Lord Northcliffe 1922 to 1966 – Astor family 1966 to 1981 – Roy Thomson 1981 to present – News UK (formerly News International, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corp, run by Rupert Murdoch) Current Editor - John Witherow
