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In 1982, the allowed print room staff at The Times and The Sunday Times was reduced by how much?
Robert Fisk
Which major journalist resigned as foreign correspondent of the Times in 1988?
seven
The foreign correspondent who resigned from The Times in 1988 won how many major journalism awards?
political censorship
The foreign correspondent for The Times who resigned in 1988, resigned for what reason?
Iran Air Flight 655
What airplane was shot down in July 1988 that a famous foreign correspondent from The Times wrote an article about that later lead to his resignation?
pro-Israel stance
What stance did The Times take that cause a famous foreign correspondent to resign in 1988?
1990
In what year did The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles for living persons before full names on first reference?
formal style
What kind of style is now confined to the "Court and Social" page of The Times when referring to the use of courtesy titles?
surnames
When The Times ceased its policy of using courtesy titles, it continued to use them for what kind of name on references after the first?
2003
In what year did News International begin producing The Times in both broadsheet in tabloid sizes?
Northern Ireland
When The Times began producing its newpaper in both broadsheet and tabloid sizes, which region did The Times withdraw its broadsheet from sale?
tabloid format
The Times is printed solely in what format since 2004?
Letters page
On 6 June 2005, The Times redesigned what page of its newspaper?
full postal addresses
In 2005, The Times dropped the practice of printing what kind of feature of its correspondents?
David Green of Castle Morris Pembrokeshire
Which author and solicitor has had more letters published on the main letters page of The Times than any other known contributor?
158
The leading author and solicitor of the letters page in The Times had how many articles published?
From Our Own Correspondents
What is the name of the leading article that referenced the removal of a major feature in The Times in 2005?
2007
In what year was the meeting of the House of Lords Select Committee on Communications that was investigating media ownership and the news?
exercising editorial control
In the 2007 meeting with the government, Rupert Murdoch, owner of The Times, stated that the law and the independent board prevented him from doing what?
House of Lords Select Committee on Communications
What government committee was investigating Rupert Murdoch and The Times in 2007?
Wapping
In May 2008, The Times switched from what plant to new plants in Broxbourne, Merseyside, and Glasgow?
London
In 2008, The Times switched to a new plant in Broxbourne, which is on the outskirts of what city?
full colour
In May 2008, The Times switched to new plants which allowed for what kind of feature to be printed on every page for the first time?
London 2012 Olympics
What major event took place in London in 2012?
souvenir
What kind of front cover did The Times issue on 26 July 2012?
of London
In 2012, The Times added what suffix to its masthead?
news
The Times features what in the first half of its newspaper?
Opinion/Comment section
What section begins after the first half of The Times newspaper?
£1.20
What is The Times current price for the daily edition?
business pages
What feature begins on the centre spread of The Times?
sport section
What section is featured at the end of the main paper of The Times?
times2
What is the name of the lifestyle column of The Times?
Mind Games
The Times features a puzzles section called what?
Killer Sudoku
What is the name of the sudoku game in The Times?
football
What sports activity is featured in The Times on Mondays?
Scottish Premier League
What kind of football game is featured in the Scottish edition of The Times?
The Game
What is the name of the section that features football on Mondays in The Times?
Weekend
What is the name of the section of the Saturday edition of The Times that features travel and lifestyle?
Saturday Review
Arts, books, and ideas are featured in what section in the Saturday edition of The Times?
Playlist
An entertainment listings guide in the Saturday edition of The Times is called what?
Giles Coren
What is the name of the notable contributor to The Times Magazine columns that became the Food and Drink Writer of the Year in 2005?
Nadiya Hussain
What is the name of the winner of BBC's The Great British Bake Off who is also a column writer in The Times Magazine section?
2005
In what year did notable Times Magazine contributor, Gile Coren, become Food and Drink Writer of the Year?
The Great British Bake Off
Nadiya Hussain, a Times Magazine column writer, is known for being the winner of what BBC contest?
The Times Magazine
What is the name of the section that features columns touching on subjects such as celebrities, fashion and beauty, food and drink, homes and garden or simply writers' anecdotes?
1999
Since what year has The Times and The Sunday Times had an online presense?
timesonline.co.uk
What is the URL of online website for The Times?
daily readers
The website, thetimes.co.uk, is aimed at what kind of reader?
weekly magazine-like content
The website, thesundaytimes.co.uk, provides what kind of content?
£2 per week
How much does a non-subscriber of The Times need to pay to read the online versions?
The Times Digital Archive
What is the name of the digital archive that holds The Times historical archive?
Gale databases
The Times historical archive is freely accessible online from what database?
academic
What kind of reader can subscribe to the digital archive of The Times?
87%
Visits to The Times website have decreased by how much since October 2011?
paywall
What is the reason for the dramatic drop in visits to The Times website?
750,000
In April 2009, how many readers did the timesonline website have per day?
111,000
As of October 2011, how many subscribers does The Times' digital product currently have?
1981
What year was Harold Evans appointed to editor of The Times?
The Daily Telegraph
The Times has a traditional rival with what other major British newspaper?
The Sun
What is the name of the highest-selling tabloid daily newspaper in the United Kingdom?
Daily Mail
What is the name of the highest-selling middle market British daily newspaper?
The Sunday Times
Which newspaper has a significantly higher circulation, The Sunday Times or The Times?
399,339
As of January 2013, The Times has a circulation of how many people?
885,612
As of January 2013, The Sunday Times has a circulation of how many people?
The Times
In a 2009 national readership survey, what newspaper has the highest number of ABC1 25-44 readers?
The Times
What newspaper has the highest number of readers in London of any of the "quality" papers?
25–44
The Times is found to have the highest number of readers from what age group?
Times New Roman
The Times commissioned what serif typeface in 1931?
Victor Lardent
Who is the creator of the serif typeface created in 1931 for The Times newspaper?
Stanley Morison
Who commissioned the change of the typeface of The Times in 1931?
Plantin
What is the name of the typeface that Times New Roman is based on?
40
How many years has The Times stayed with Times New Roman?
peculiarly detached
At the 1945 general election, The Times adopted a stance that was referred to by what name?
Con-Lib coalition
What kind of political coalition did The Times support in 1974?
Tory
After 1945, The Times supported what party for 5 years afterwards?
Conservatives
From the 1970s until 1997, The Times supported what political party?
Eurosceptic
After 1997, The Times declined from making any party endorsements however, they supported individual candidates known by what name?
Labour
In the 2001 general election, The Times declared support for what political party?
Tony Blair
What is the name of the political party's leader that The Times supported in the 2001 general election?
Tories
For the 2010 general election, which political party did The Times support?
Liberal Democrats
What political party did the Tories have to form a coalition with in 2010?
Labour
What political party was re-elected by a landslide in 2001?
The Times
What is the name of the newspaper with the most varied political support in British history?
Conservative Party
Which political party is The Times columnist, Daniel Finkelstein, associated with?
Labour Party
Which political party is The Times columnist, David Aaronovitch, associated with?
2012
In what year did The Times make an endorsement for Barack Obama?
Barack Obama
Who did The Times support in 2012 for the election of the U.S. president?
foreign policy
What kind of policy did The Times express reservation for when concerning the political stances of Barack Obama?
London Film Festival
What film festival does The Times support that is also supported alongside the British Film Institute?
Asia House Festival of Asian Literature
What festival is featured at Asia House, London?
The Times
The Cheltenham Literature Festival is supported by what major newspaper?
Times Literary Supplement
What is the name of the supplement that first appeared in 1902 as a supplement to The Times?
weekly literature
In 1914, a separately paid-for supplement for The Times was a magazine that featured what kind of content?
Times House, Pennington Street
The editorial offices of The Times Literary Supplement is based in what location in London?
2012
In what year did The Times Literary Supplement begin publishing online?
Atlases
The Times began producing what kind of non-newspaper product in 1895?
HarperCollins Publishers
What publisher prints The Times atlas?
The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World
What is the name of The Times' atlas?
Sunday Times Travel Magazine
What is the name of the travel magazine sold by The Times?
2003
In what year was The Times' travel magazine first sold?