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5705de1675f01819005e76c1 | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | What year did the initial incarnation of The Times start? | {
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5705dec952bb891400689639 | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by what company? | {
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5705dec952bb89140068963a | The_Times | The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London. It began in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register and became The Times on 1 January 1788. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times (founded in 1821) are published by Times Newspapers, since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK, itself wholly ow... | What year did The Times change its name from The Daily Universal Register? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76ca | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The Times of India start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cb | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The Strait Times (Singapore) start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cc | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did The New York Times start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76cd | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did the Irish Times start? | {
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5705df8d75f01819005e76ce | The_Times | The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name, lending it to numerous other papers around the world, including The Times of India (founded in 1838), The Straits Times (Singapore) (1845), The New York Times (1851), The Irish Times (1859), Le Temps (France) (1861-1942), the Cape Times (South Africa) (1872), th... | What year did the Cape Times (South Africa) start? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689642 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | What major typeface font was started by The Times? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689643 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | Who was the creator of typeface font used by The Times? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689644 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | In November 2006, The Times changed its font to what new font typeface? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689645 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | How long was The Times printed in broadsheet format? | {
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5705e06c52bb891400689646 | The_Times | The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface, originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font, Times Modern. The Times was printed in broa... | In what year did The Times change its broadsheet format to a compact size? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689674 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | Traditionally, what political spectrum did The Times support? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689675 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | What party did The Times support in 2001 and 2005 general elections? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689676 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | In March 2014, The Times had an average daily circulation of how many people? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689677 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | The complete historical file of the digitized paper of The Times is online and published by what publisher? | {
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5705e4f452bb891400689678 | The_Times | Though traditionally a moderate newspaper and sometimes a supporter of the Conservative Party, it supported the Labour Party in the 2001 and 2005 general elections. In 2004, according to MORI, the voting intentions of its readership were 40% for the Conservative Party, 29% for the Liberal Democrats, and 26% for Labour.... | What political party has the highest readership of The Times? | {
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5705ec4652bb8914006896ae | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The Times was founded by what publisher who also was the editor? | {
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5705ec4652bb8914006896af | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The Times was known as what name before it became The Times? | {
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5705ec4652bb8914006896b0 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | What year was the very first publication of The Times? | {
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5705ec4652bb8914006896b1 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | The first publisher and editor of The Times when to prison for what crime when printed in his newspaper? | {
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5705ec4652bb8914006896b2 | The_Times | The Times was founded by publisher John Walter on 1 January 1785 as The Daily Universal Register, with Walter in the role of editor. Walter had lost his job by the end of 1784 after the insurance company where he was working went bankrupt because of the complaints of a Jamaican hurricane. Being unemployed, Walter decid... | Before the newspaper changed its name to The Times, how many editions were printed? | {
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5705ede675f01819005e7782 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | In 1815, The Times had a circulation of how many people? | {
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5705ede675f01819005e7783 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | Beginning in 1814, The Times was printed using what new kind of press? | {
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5705ede675f01819005e7784 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | The Times used contributions from significant figures to build what? | {
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5705ede675f01819005e7785 | The_Times | The Times used contributions from significant figures in the fields of politics, science, literature, and the arts to build its reputation. For much of its early life, the profits of The Times were very large and the competition minimal, so it could pay far better than its rivals for information or writers. Beginning i... | Who developed the new press type in 1814 for The Times? | {
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5705eece75f01819005e778a | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Who was appointed general editor for The Times in 1817? | {
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5705eece75f01819005e778b | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | In 1817, The Times paper's printer James Lawson passed his business to which family member? | {
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"his son"
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5705eece75f01819005e778c | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Peter Fraser and Edward Sterling, two noted The Times journalists, gained what nickname for themselves? | {
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"The Thunderer"
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5705eece75f01819005e778d | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | What kind of printing press helped increase the circulation and influence of The Times back in 1817? | {
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5705eece75f01819005e778e | The_Times | Thomas Barnes was appointed general editor in 1817. In the same year, the paper's printer James Lawson, died and passed the business onto his son John Joseph Lawson(1802–1852). Under the editorship of Barnes and his successor in 1841, John Thadeus Delane, the influence of The Times rose to great heights, especially in ... | Who succeeded Thomas Barnes as editor of The Times in 1841? | {
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5705ef7375f01819005e779e | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | The Times was the first newspaper to send correspondents to what kind of event? | {
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5705ef7375f01819005e779f | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | Who was The Times first correspondent with an army? | {
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5705ef7375f01819005e77a0 | The_Times | The Times was the first newspaper to send war correspondents to cover particular conflicts. W. H. Russell, the paper's correspondent with the army in the Crimean War, was immensely influential with his dispatches back to England. | Which war did The Times first cover using correspondents? | {
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5705f12375f01819005e77ae | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | What major event did The Times reluctantly support in the nineteenth century despite being initially opposed? | {
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5705f12375f01819005e77af | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | The Times greatly supported what bill in 1832 which reduced corruption and increased the electorate? | {
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5705f12375f01819005e77b0 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | Many demonstrations in the nineteenth century convinced The Times editorial board to finally support the repeal of what laws? | {
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79
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5705f12375f01819005e77b1 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | During the American Civil War, what classes of people did The Times support? | {
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"wealthy classes"
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5705f12375f01819005e77b2 | The_Times | In other events of the nineteenth century, The Times opposed the repeal of the Corn Laws until the number of demonstrations convinced the editorial board otherwise, and only reluctantly supported aid to victims of the Irish Potato Famine. It enthusiastically supported the Great Reform Bill of 1832, which reduced corrup... | The Times favoured which political side of the American Civil War? | {
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532
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"the secessionists"
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5705f1f752bb8914006896fa | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | What year did the founder's grandson succeed his father as editor of The Times? | {
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71
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5705f1f752bb8914006896fb | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | What is the name of the The Times founder's grandson who succeeded his father as editor? | {
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5705f1f752bb8914006896fc | The_Times | The third John Walter, the founder's grandson, succeeded his father in 1847. The paper continued as more or less independent, but from the 1850s The Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from the penny press, notably The Daily Telegraph and The Morning Post. | In the 1850s, the Times was beginning to suffer from the rise in competition from what kind of press? | {
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"the penny press"
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5705f30452bb891400689708 | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Which agency often used The Times for continental intelligence? | {
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5705f30452bb891400689709 | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Which century was The Times first often relied upon for continental intelligence? | {
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11
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5705f30452bb89140068970a | The_Times | During the 19th century, it was not infrequent for the Foreign Office to approach The Times and ask for continental intelligence, which was often superior to that conveyed by official sources.[citation needed] | Continental intelligence conveyed by The Times was often superior to what? | {
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"official sources"
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5705f48452bb89140068972c | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which editor nearly ruined The Times in 1890? | {
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51
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"Arthur Fraser Walter"
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5705f48452bb89140068972d | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which energetic editor rescued The Times from financial collapse in 1890? | {
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"Charles Frederic Moberly Bell"
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5705f48452bb89140068972e | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Which encyclopedia was The Times aggressively selling to American markets? | {
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236
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"Britannica"
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5705f48452bb89140068972f | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Who was the creator of the encyclopedia that The Times was known for selling to America? | {
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"Horace Everett Hooper"
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5705f48452bb891400689730 | The_Times | The Times faced financial extinction in 1890 under Arthur Fraser Walter, but it was rescued by an energetic editor, Charles Frederic Moberly Bell. During his tenure (1890–1911), The Times became associated with selling the Encyclopædia Britannica using aggressive American marketing methods introduced by Horace Everett ... | Who later bought the well-known encyclopedia from The Times in 1908? | {
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556
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"Alfred Harmsworth"
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5705f57252bb891400689740 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | Who was The Times' Chief Editor in 1914? | {
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48
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"Wickham Steed"
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5705f57252bb891400689741 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | The Chief Editor of The Times in 1914 argued that the British Empire should enter what war? | {
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5705f57252bb891400689742 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | What anti-Semitic fabrication did The Times endorse in 1920? | {
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5705f57252bb891400689743 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | After publishing anti-Semitic editorials in 1920, what did The Times refer to Jews as being? | {
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5705f57252bb891400689744 | The_Times | In editorials published on 29 and 31 July 1914, Wickham Steed, the Times's Chief Editor, argued that the British Empire should enter World War I. On 8 May 1920, also under the editorship of Steed, The Times in an editorial endorsed the anti-Semitic fabrication The Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion as a genuine do... | What was the name of the anti-Semitic article that The Time's Chief Editor published in 1914? | {
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"The Jewish Peril, a Disturbing Pamphlet: Call for Inquiry"
]
} |
5705f66d52bb89140068974a | The_Times | The following year, when Philip Graves, the Constantinople (modern Istanbul) correspondent of The Times, exposed The Protocols as a forgery, The Times retracted the editorial of the previous year. | A Constantinople correspondent of The Times exposed what anti-Semitic document as a forgery? | {
"answer_start": [
113
],
"text": [
"The Protocols"
]
} |
5705f66d52bb89140068974b | The_Times | The following year, when Philip Graves, the Constantinople (modern Istanbul) correspondent of The Times, exposed The Protocols as a forgery, The Times retracted the editorial of the previous year. | Who was the name of the The Times Constantinople correspondent who exposed the anti-Semitic document as a forgery? | {
"answer_start": [
25
],
"text": [
"Philip Graves"
]
} |
5705f66d52bb89140068974c | The_Times | The following year, when Philip Graves, the Constantinople (modern Istanbul) correspondent of The Times, exposed The Protocols as a forgery, The Times retracted the editorial of the previous year. | How did The Times respond to the exposing of anti-Semitic documents as forgery? | {
"answer_start": [
151
],
"text": [
"retracted the editorial"
]
} |
5705f75b75f01819005e77d2 | The_Times | In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Nevill... | In 1922, who bought The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
9
],
"text": [
"John Jacob Astor"
]
} |
5705f75b75f01819005e77d3 | The_Times | In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Nevill... | In 1922, which estate sold The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
84
],
"text": [
"Northcliffe estate"
]
} |
5705f75b75f01819005e77d4 | The_Times | In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Nevill... | The Times gained much notoriety in the 1930s because of its advocacy of what? | {
"answer_start": [
178
],
"text": [
"German appeasement"
]
} |
5705f75b75f01819005e77d5 | The_Times | In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Nevill... | Which The Times editor was closely allied with the government who practised German appeasement? | {
"answer_start": [
210
],
"text": [
"Geoffrey Dawson"
]
} |
5705f75b75f01819005e77d6 | The_Times | In 1922, John Jacob Astor, son of the 1st Viscount Astor, bought The Times from the Northcliffe estate. The paper gained a measure of notoriety in the 1930s with its advocacy of German appeasement; then-editor Geoffrey Dawson was closely allied with those in the government who practised appeasement, most notably Nevill... | Which notable government official did The Times ally with in the 1930s whom practised German appeasement? | {
"answer_start": [
314
],
"text": [
"Neville Chamberlain"
]
} |
5705f88475f01819005e77f0 | The_Times | Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent, was a correspondent for the newspaper in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Philby was admired for his courage in obtaining high-quality reporting from the front lines of the bloody conflict. He later joined MI6 during World War II, was promoted into senior position... | Who was the name of the Soviet double agent who was the correspondent for The Times in Spain in the late 1930s? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Kim Philby"
]
} |
5705f88475f01819005e77f1 | The_Times | Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent, was a correspondent for the newspaper in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Philby was admired for his courage in obtaining high-quality reporting from the front lines of the bloody conflict. He later joined MI6 during World War II, was promoted into senior position... | A Soviet double agent working for The Times in Spain was a war correspondent during what war in the late 1930s? | {
"answer_start": [
93
],
"text": [
"Spanish Civil War"
]
} |
5705f88475f01819005e77f2 | The_Times | Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent, was a correspondent for the newspaper in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Philby was admired for his courage in obtaining high-quality reporting from the front lines of the bloody conflict. He later joined MI6 during World War II, was promoted into senior position... | During World War II, the Soviet double agent who was corresponding for The Times in Spain in the 1930s later joined what agency? | {
"answer_start": [
262
],
"text": [
"MI6"
]
} |
5705f88475f01819005e77f3 | The_Times | Kim Philby, a Soviet double agent, was a correspondent for the newspaper in Spain during the Spanish Civil War of the late 1930s. Philby was admired for his courage in obtaining high-quality reporting from the front lines of the bloody conflict. He later joined MI6 during World War II, was promoted into senior position... | In 1963, a notable double agent providing valuable and high-quality reporting for The Times during a war in the late 1930s eventually defected to which country? | {
"answer_start": [
375
],
"text": [
"Soviet Union"
]
} |
5705f9de75f01819005e7802 | The_Times | Between 1941 and 1946, the left-wing British historian E.H. Carr was Assistant Editor. Carr was well known for the strongly pro-Soviet tone of his editorials. In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, l... | Between 1941 and 1946, which left-wing British historian was Assistant Editor for The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
55
],
"text": [
"E.H. Carr"
]
} |
5705f9de75f01819005e7803 | The_Times | Between 1941 and 1946, the left-wing British historian E.H. Carr was Assistant Editor. Carr was well known for the strongly pro-Soviet tone of his editorials. In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, l... | The Assistant Editor of The Times in 1941-1946 strongly supported what stance? | {
"answer_start": [
124
],
"text": [
"pro-Soviet"
]
} |
5705f9de75f01819005e7804 | The_Times | Between 1941 and 1946, the left-wing British historian E.H. Carr was Assistant Editor. Carr was well known for the strongly pro-Soviet tone of his editorials. In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, l... | Which side did The Times support in the fighting that broke out in Athens in 1944? | {
"answer_start": [
307
],
"text": [
"Communists"
]
} |
5705f9de75f01819005e7805 | The_Times | Between 1941 and 1946, the left-wing British historian E.H. Carr was Assistant Editor. Carr was well known for the strongly pro-Soviet tone of his editorials. In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, l... | Which major political figure condemned The Times in 1944 for not supporting the British Army? | {
"answer_start": [
327
],
"text": [
"Winston Churchill"
]
} |
5705f9de75f01819005e7806 | The_Times | Between 1941 and 1946, the left-wing British historian E.H. Carr was Assistant Editor. Carr was well known for the strongly pro-Soviet tone of his editorials. In December 1944, when fighting broke out in Athens between the Greek Communist ELAS and the British Army, Carr in a Times editorial sided with the Communists, l... | During World War II, The Times was nicknamed what in 1944? | {
"answer_start": [
516
],
"text": [
"the threepenny Daily Worker"
]
} |
5705fb2375f01819005e781c | The_Times | On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the ... | In what year did The Times resume printing news on the front page instead of small advertisements? | {
"answer_start": [
9
],
"text": [
"1966"
]
} |
5705fb2375f01819005e781d | The_Times | On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the ... | In 1967, what well-known family sold The Times to a Canadian publishing magnate? | {
"answer_start": [
203
],
"text": [
"Astor family"
]
} |
5705fb2375f01819005e781e | The_Times | On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the ... | In 1967, which Canadian publishing magnate bought The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
262
],
"text": [
"Roy Thomson"
]
} |
5705fb2375f01819005e781f | The_Times | On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the ... | What is the name of the corporation that bought The Times in 1967? | {
"answer_start": [
279
],
"text": [
"Thomson Corporation"
]
} |
5705fb2375f01819005e7820 | The_Times | On 3 May 1966 it resumed printing news on the front page - previously the front page featured small advertisements, usually of interest to the moneyed classes in British society. In 1967, members of the Astor family sold the paper to Canadian publishing magnate Roy Thomson. His Thomson Corporation brought it under the ... | Which other newspaper was brought under the same ownership as The Times in 1967 to form Times Newspapers Limited? | {
"answer_start": [
338
],
"text": [
"The Sunday Times"
]
} |
5705fc0752bb891400689764 | The_Times | The Thomson Corporation management were struggling to run the business due to the 1979 Energy Crisis and union demands. Management were left with no choice but to find a buyer who was in a position to guarantee the survival of both titles, and also one who had the resources and was committed to funding the introduction... | In 1979, which corporation was struggling to run The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
4
],
"text": [
"Thomson Corporation"
]
} |
5705fc0752bb891400689765 | The_Times | The Thomson Corporation management were struggling to run the business due to the 1979 Energy Crisis and union demands. Management were left with no choice but to find a buyer who was in a position to guarantee the survival of both titles, and also one who had the resources and was committed to funding the introduction... | What crisis in 1979 caused near ruin to The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
82
],
"text": [
"1979 Energy Crisis"
]
} |
5705fc0752bb891400689766 | The_Times | The Thomson Corporation management were struggling to run the business due to the 1979 Energy Crisis and union demands. Management were left with no choice but to find a buyer who was in a position to guarantee the survival of both titles, and also one who had the resources and was committed to funding the introduction... | What kind of demands were causing ruin to The Times in 1979? | {
"answer_start": [
105
],
"text": [
"union demands"
]
} |
5705fcd775f01819005e783a | The_Times | Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet the full Thomson remit, Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Robert Holmes à Court, another Australian magnate had previously tried to buy The Times in 1980. | A media magnate from which country bought The Times in the 1980s? | {
"answer_start": [
160
],
"text": [
"Australian"
]
} |
5705fcd775f01819005e783b | The_Times | Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet the full Thomson remit, Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Robert Holmes à Court, another Australian magnate had previously tried to buy The Times in 1980. | What is the name of the media magnate that bought The Times in the 1980s? | {
"answer_start": [
185
],
"text": [
"Rupert Murdoch"
]
} |
5705fcd775f01819005e783c | The_Times | Several suitors appeared, including Robert Maxwell, Tiny Rowland and Lord Rothermere; however, only one buyer was in a position to meet the full Thomson remit, Australian media magnate Rupert Murdoch. Robert Holmes à Court, another Australian magnate had previously tried to buy The Times in 1980. | Who did a media magnate in the 1980s buy The Times from? | {
"answer_start": [
145
],
"text": [
"Thomson"
]
} |
5705fd9e52bb891400689774 | The_Times | In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed three weeks of intensive bargaining with the unions by company negotiators, John Collier and Bill O'Neill. | What corporation bought The Times in 1981? | {
"answer_start": [
85
],
"text": [
"News International"
]
} |
5705fd9e52bb891400689775 | The_Times | In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed three weeks of intensive bargaining with the unions by company negotiators, John Collier and Bill O'Neill. | Who owned the major corporation that bought The Times in 1981? | {
"answer_start": [
68
],
"text": [
"Rupert Murdoch"
]
} |
5705fd9e52bb891400689776 | The_Times | In 1981, The Times and The Sunday Times were bought from Thomson by Rupert Murdoch's News International. The acquisition followed three weeks of intensive bargaining with the unions by company negotiators, John Collier and Bill O'Neill. | During the acquisition of The Times in 1981, John Collier and Bill O'Neill were part of what group that did three weeks of intensive bargaining? | {
"answer_start": [
171
],
"text": [
"the unions"
]
} |
5705fed175f01819005e784a | The_Times | After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, follow... | When The Times was bought in 1982, who resigned as editor? | {
"answer_start": [
26
],
"text": [
"William Rees-Mogg"
]
} |
5705fed175f01819005e784b | The_Times | After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, follow... | How many years as an editor was editor who resigned from The Times in 1982? | {
"answer_start": [
6
],
"text": [
"14 years"
]
} |
5705fed175f01819005e784c | The_Times | After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, follow... | In 1982, what is the name of the editor who replaced the previous editor of The Times? | {
"answer_start": [
164
],
"text": [
"Harold Evans"
]
} |
5705fed175f01819005e784d | The_Times | After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, follow... | What printing process for The Times was replaced by computers in 1982? | {
"answer_start": [
357
],
"text": [
"hot-metal Linotype printing process"
]
} |
5705fed175f01819005e784e | The_Times | After 14 years as editor, William Rees-Mogg resigned the post upon completion of the change of ownership. Murdoch began to make his mark on the paper by appointing Harold Evans as his replacement. One of his most important changes was the introduction of new technology and efficiency measures. In March–May 1982, follow... | In 1982, the allowed print room staff at The Times and The Sunday Times was reduced by how much? | {
"answer_start": [
590
],
"text": [
"half"
]
} |
5705ffff75f01819005e7854 | The_Times | Robert Fisk, seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting-down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his ... | Which major journalist resigned as foreign correspondent of the Times in 1988? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Robert Fisk"
]
} |
5705ffff75f01819005e7855 | The_Times | Robert Fisk, seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting-down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his ... | The foreign correspondent who resigned from The Times in 1988 won how many major journalism awards? | {
"answer_start": [
13
],
"text": [
"seven"
]
} |
5705ffff75f01819005e7856 | The_Times | Robert Fisk, seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting-down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his ... | The foreign correspondent for The Times who resigned in 1988, resigned for what reason? | {
"answer_start": [
134
],
"text": [
"political censorship"
]
} |
5705ffff75f01819005e7858 | The_Times | Robert Fisk, seven times British International Journalist of the Year, resigned as foreign correspondent in 1988 over what he saw as "political censorship" of his article on the shooting-down of Iran Air Flight 655 in July 1988. He wrote in detail about his reasons for resigning from the paper due to meddling with his ... | 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? | {
"answer_start": [
195
],
"text": [
"Iran Air Flight 655"
]
} |
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