Quality press

Quality press is a category of British newspapers in national circulation distinguished by their seriousness. The category used to be called "broadsheet" until several papers adopted a tabloid format. Both The Times and The Independent adopted a tabloid format in 2004. The Guardian adopted a Berliner format in 2005, before switching to tabloid in January 2018.

Circulation figures for the quality press have been falling in recent times, and in December 2009 it was reported that readership of The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, and Financial Times had decreased over the previous 12 months.[1]

"Quality press" titles

Title Published Format Est. Owner Orientation Political party support in 2019 General Election
The TimesDailyCompact1785News CorporationCentre-rightConservative Party
The Sunday TimesSundayBroadsheet1822News CorporationCentre-rightConservative Party
The GuardianDailyCompact1821Scott Trust LimitedCentre-leftLabour Party
The ObserverSundayCompact1791Scott Trust LimitedCentre-leftLabour Party
Financial TimesDailyBroadsheet1888Nikkei Inc.Centre-rightConservative Party
The Daily TelegraphDailyBroadsheet1855Barclay brothers' Press HoldingsRight-wingConservative Party
The Sunday TelegraphSundayBroadsheet1961Barclay brothers' Press HoldingsRight-wing Conservative Party
iDailyCompact2010Daily Mail and General TrustCentreNone
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References

  1. Peter Preston (17 December 2009). "Circulation falls for UK quality press". Guardian. What's New in Publishing. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
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