History of Newspapers-Catch Up Work

Brief History of The Daily Mirror

• Founded in 1903 by Alfred Harmsworth.
• Sold to Lord Rothermere in 1914.
• In 1917 the newspaper only cost a penny.
• Originally pitched to the middle class reader.
• Transformed into a lower class newspaper after 1934-lowbrow audience.
• Best selling tabloid in 1960.
• Gave financial support to the 2003 anti-war protest.

Brief History of The Daily Telegraph

• Founded by Arthur B. Sleigh in 1855 as The Daily Telegraph.
• A controversial interview with the German Kaiser in 1908 damaged Anglo-German relation which added to tensions in the build up to WW1.
• During WW2, The Daily Telegraph covertly helped in the recruitment of code-breakers with their crossword as a test. 
• The Sunday Telegraph launched in 1960.
• The Daily Telegraph had 1.4 million readers in 1980.
• Electronic Telegraph launched in 2004.
• The newspaper was purchased by the Barcley Brothers for £665m in 2004.
• Largest circulations for broadsheet in the UK.