The Daily Express is the national tabloid newspaper of the national national market in the UK. This is the main title of Express Newspaper, a subsidiary of Northern & amp; Shell (owned by publisher Trinity Mirror). It was first published as a wide sheet in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson. Her sister paper, Sunday Express , was launched in 1918. In December 2016, it had an average daily circulation of 391,626.
The paper was acquired by Richard Desmond in 2000. Hugh Whittow served as newspaper editor from February 2011 to March 2018 when he retired. Gary Jones took over as editor in chief in March 2018. Newspaper editorial attitudes are often seen as aligned with the UK's Independence Party (UKIP), Euroscepticism, and many other right-wing factions including the right-wing Conservative Party.
On Feb. 9, 2018, publisher Trinity Mirror announced it would acquire the parent company Daily Express, Northern and Shell Media in a £ 126.7m deal.
In addition to its twin papers, Express Newspapers also publishes the top red daily newspaper
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The Daily Express was founded in 1900 by Sir Arthur Pearson, with the first problem appearing on April 24, 1900. Pearson, who had lost sight of glaucoma in 1913, sold his title to Lord Beaverbrook's future in 1916.
It was one of the first newspapers to place news rather than advertising on its front page along with carrying gossip, sports, and female features. It was also the first newspaper in England to have a crossword puzzle.
The Express began printing copies in Manchester in 1927 and in 1931, the publication moved to 120 Fleet Street, a specially commissioned art deco building. Under Beaverbrook, the paper reached a very high circulation, making notes for newspaper sales several times throughout the 1930s. Its success is partly due to aggressive marketing campaigns and strong circulation warfare with other populist newspapers. Arthur Christiansen became editor in October 1933. Under the sale of his editorial directives rose from two million in 1936 to four million in 1949. He retired in 1957. The paper also features cartoons and cartoons laden by Alfred Bestall Rupert Bear . Carl Giles who began publishing in the 1940s. On March 24, 1933, the front page titled "Judea Declares War on Germany" (due to the Anti-Nazi boycott of 1933) was published by Daily Express .
During the late thirties, the newspaper was a strong supporter of the Chamberlain government's relief policy, due to the direct influence of its owner Lord Beaverbrook. The rural author, Henry Williamson, wrote for this paper on many occasions for half a century, practically throughout his career. He also wrote for Sunday Express at the beginning of his career.
In 1938, the publication was moved to the Daily Express Building, Manchester (sometimes dubbed 'Black Lubyianka') designed by Owen Williams on the same site on Great Ancoats Street. It opened a similar building in Glasgow in 1936 on Albion Street. Glasgow printing ended in 1974 and Manchester in 1989 in the company itself. Johnston Press has a five-year contract, starting in March 2015, to print the northern edition of Daily Express, Daily Star, Sunday Express and Daily Star Sunday on the Dinnington website in Sheffield. The Scottish edition was printed by facsimile in Glasgow by a contract printer, the London edition at Westferry Printers.
In March 1962, Beaverbrook was attacked in the House of Commons for carrying out a "continuing grudge" against the Royal Family of England in the titles of Express . In the same month, the Duke of Edinburgh described the Express as a "horrible, bloody newspaper full of lies, scandals and imaginations. At the height of the reign of Beaverbrook in 1948, he told the Royal Commission on the press that he carried out his paper "purely for the purpose of making propaganda". The arrival of television, and the changing public interest, took its toll on the circulation, and after Beaverbrook's death in 1964, the newspaper's circulation declined for several years. During this period, Express , practically alone among the major newspapers, strongly opposed the entry of what became the European Economic Community.
Partly as a result of the rejuvenation of the Daily Mail under the David English editor and the appearance of The Sun under the ownership of Rupert Murdoch and the editorship of Larry Lamb, the average daily sales of Express dropped below four million in 1967, below three million in 1975, and under two million in 1984. The Daily Express went from broadsheet to tabloid in 1977 ( Mail had done it six years earlier), and was purchased by Trafalgar House construction company in the same year. His publishing company, Beaverbrook Newspapers, was renamed to Fast Newspaper. In 1982, Trafalgar House separated its publishing interests into a new company, Fleet Holdings, under the leadership of Lord Matthews, but this surrendered to a hostile takeover by United Newspapers in 1985. Under United's ownership, the Express > title moved from Fleet Street to Blackfriars Road in 1989.
The Express newspaper was sold to publisher Richard Desmond in 2000, and newspaper names were returned to Daily Express and Sunday Express . In 2004, the newspaper moved to its present location on Lower Thames Street in the City of London.
On 31 October 2005, UK Media Group Entertainment Rights secured the majority of interest from Daily Express for Rupert Bear. They pay Ã, Â £ 6 million for character control of 66.6%. The Express Newspaper retains a third minority right plus the right to publish the Rupert Bear story in a particular Express publication.
Era Richard Desmond
In 2000, Express Newspapers was purchased by Richard Desmond, title publisher like the celebrity magazine OK! , worth Ã, Â £ 125 million. At the time of the acquisition, the controversy surrounded the deal because Desmond also has a number of softcore pornography magazines.
As a result of the purchase of Desmond papers, many staff including later editors, Rosie Boycott, and columnist Peter Hitchens departed from the company. Hitchens moved to The Mail on Sunday , saying that working for a new owner is a conflict of moral interest because he always attacks the pornographic magazine Desmond published at the time. Despite their different politics, Boycott respects Hitchens.
In 2007, Express Newspapers left the National Association of Publishers due to unpaid costs. Because payments made to the NPA fund the Press Grievance Commission, it is possible that the Express and the tombs may stop being governed by the PCC. Chairman of the Board of Financial Standards Press, which manages PCC funds, describes Express Newspapers as a "naughty publisher".
The Express Group lost many defamation cases in 2008-2009; he was forced to pay compensation to those involved in Madeleine McCann's case (see below), a member of the Muslim Council of England, football player Marco Materazzi, and sports agent Willie McKay. The series of losses led media commentator Roy Greenslade to conclude that Express Newspapers (which also publishes Star titles ) issued more damages due to defamation during that period than other groups of newspapers. Although the vast majority of individuals paid were not disclosed, the total damage was recorded at Ã, Â £ 1,570,000. Greenslade calls Desmond a "naughty owner".
In late 2008, Express Newspapers embarked on a redundancy plan, which involved 80 job cuts in an attempt to reduce costs by £ 2.5m; However, too few staff are willing to take voluntary redundancy. In early 2008, previous cost-cutting exercises by the group sparked the first 24-hour national press strike in Britain for 18 years. At the end of August 2009, plans for more than 70 redundancies were announced, affecting journalists in Express Mail (including Daily and Sunday Express , Daily Star , and Daily Star Sunday ).
In August 2009, the Advertising Standards Authority criticized the company for running advertorials as a feature alongside advertising for the same product. ASA notes that the pieces are 'always and uniquely profitable for the products featured in the accompanying advertisements and contain claims that have or may be prohibited in advertising'
In January 2010, Daily Express was denounced by the Advertising Standards Authority for front page promotions for "free" fireworks. This led to the comment that the Express has become "the Ryanair of Fleet Street", in that it is a "frequent offender" who pays little attention to ASA criticism.
In May 2010, Desmond announced a commitment of £ 100 million over the next five years to buy much-needed new equipment for the printing plant, starting with the purchase of four new offers, amid industry rumors that it will set up a new printing plant in north London, in Luton.
On December 31, 2010, Daily Express , along with all the media titles at Desmond's Northern & amp; The Shell Group, officially excluded from the Press Complaint Commission after withholding the payment. Lord Black, chairman of PressBof, the PCC parent organization, called this "a very regrettable decision".
According to Press Gazette, as of December 2016, the circulation figures show gross rival sales of Daily Mail at 1,491,264 compared with 391,626 for Daily Express .
Together with several other newspapers, the entire process of Daily Express has been digitized and is available in UK Press Online.
In September 2017, Mirror Harian publisher Trinity Mirror announced its interest in buying 100% of Express Newspapers from Desmond. The Financial Times calls it the biggest potential change in the UK newspaper industry for a decade.
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Sunday Express
The Sunday Express was launched in 1918. It was edited by Martin Townsend. The circulation in December 2016 was 335,271.
Controversy
John Bodkin Adams
The suspected serial killer Dr John Bodkin Adams was arrested in 1956 accused of killing up to 400 wealthy patients in Eastbourne, England. The press, "attacked by a police leak, unanimously declared Adams guilty," except for Percy Hoskins, head of crime reporter for Express . Hoskins insisted that Adams was just a naive doctor demanded by an overzealous detective, Herbert Hannam, whom Hoskins did not like from previous cases. The Express , under the direction of Hoskins, was the only major paper to defend Adams, causing Lord Beaverbrook to question Hoskins's attitude on this issue frequently.
Adams was tried for the murder of Edith Alice Morrell in 1957 and declared innocence (the second count was drawn controversially). After the case, the cheerful Beaverbrook phoned Hoskins and said: "Two people are released today", which means Hoskins too. The Express then conducted an exclusive interview with Adams, who was interviewed by Hoskins for two weeks after a trial in a safe house away from other newspapers. According to an archive released in 2003, Adams is considered by police to have killed 163 patients.
Dunblane
On March 8, 2009, the Scottish edition of Sunday Express published a critical front-page article on survivors of the 1996 Dunblane massacre, entitled "Anniversary Shame of Dunblane Survivors". The article criticized 18-year-old victims for posting "blogs and photos of themselves on the internet", revealing that they drink alcohol, make harsh gestures and talk about their sex lives. The article provoked several complaints, leading to the printing of front page apologies two weeks later, and subsequent decisions by the Press Complaints Commission described the article as a "serious misjudgment" and stated, "Although the editor has taken steps to resolve complaints, and publish apology correctly, Code violations are so serious that no apology can fix them. "
Diana, Princess Wales
The Daily Express has a reputation for printing conspiracy theories about Diana's death, Princess of Wales as front page news, earning her the nickname of Daily Ex-Princess ; this has been satirised in Personal Eyes, newspapers labeled Diana Express or Di'ly Express, and has been linked to Desmond's close friendship with the target regular Eyes Mohamed Fayed. For long periods in 2006 and 2007, the stories on this front page will continue to appear on Mondays; This trend stops only when the paper focuses on the story of Madeleine McCann (see below).
Even on July 7, 2006, the London bombing warning (used by most other newspapers to publish a warning) the front page was given to Diana. This tendency was also ridiculed at Having had Got News for You when on 6 November 2006, the day when other letters reported the death sentence given to Saddam Hussein on their front page, Express > lead with "SPIES COVER UP DIANA 'MURDER'".
According to The Independent "The story of Diana appeared on Monday because Sunday is often quiet." In February and March 2010 the paper returned to show Diana's stories on the front page on Monday.
In September 2013, following the allegations filed by the estranged wife of the SAS operation, the Daily Express once again returned to run Princess Diana's cover story every day.
Madeleine McCann
In the second half of 2007, the Daily Express provided a large amount of coverage for Madeleine McCann's disappearance. From 3 August 2007, Express dedicated at least part of its 100 front page to Madeleine in a process that lasted until November 10, 2007. 82 of these 100 front-page articles use the headline to display details about this disappearance (often defined by "MADELEINE" in the red block capital, plus the child's drawing).
Although the family initially said that some journalists may have "overstepped", they acknowledge the benefits of keeping the case in the public eye, but argue that the coverage needs to be reduced since everyday headlines are not always helpful. However, in March 2008, McCann launched a libel suit against the Daily Express and his brother's newspaper, Daily Star , as well as their Sunday equivalent, following the newspaper 'case coverage. The action involved more than 100 stories in four newspapers, accusing McCanns of causing the death of their daughter and covering up. One of the immediate consequences of such an action is that the Quick Newspaper draws all references to Madeleine from its website.
In the settlement reached at the High Court, the newspaper agreed to run the front page apology to McCanns on March 19, 2008, publish another apology on the front page of the Sunday 23 March edition and make an apology statement in the High Court. Newspapers also agreed to pay huge fees and damages, which McCanns would use to finance their daughter's search. Guardian media commentator Roy Greenslade said it was "unprecedented" for four major newspapers to offer a front page apology, but also said that it was more than justified given that the paper had done a "substantial slander" embarrassing the whole British press. Craig Silverman of Regrets Mistakes , a blog reporting a media error, argues that given how many stories appear on the front page, anything less than a front page apology would be "unacceptable."
In his apology, The Express states that "a number of newspaper articles have suggested that the couple caused the death of their missing daughter Madeleine and subsequently covered it.We acknowledge that there is no evidence whatsoever to support this theory and that Kate and Gerry are completely innocent of any involvement in the disappearance of their daughter. "This was followed in October by apology and payment (forwarded to the funds again) to a group known as" Tapas Seven "in relation to the case this.
Allegations of xenophobia and hate speech
In 2013, the paper launched a 'Crusade' against the new EU rules of migrants from Bulgaria and Romania. The front page on Thursday 31 October states' England is full and fed up. Today join your Daily Express Crusade to stop the new flood of Romanian and Bulgarian migrants. Aberystwyth University Student University announced the ban on the sale of the paper. However, this ban was canceled in March 2016, after a student campaign against it. UKIP leader Nigel Farage stated that he had signed the petition, and urged others to do the same. Romanian politician C? T? Lin Ivan expressed 'anger' at the campaign. 150,000 people signed the petition.
In a statement issued by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on April 24, 2015, the tabloid name was mentioned in the charge of producing hate speech, originally referring to an article in The Sun
Appeared in April 2018 before a home affairs committee that investigates minority group treatment in print, Gary Jones says he will be looking to change the paper's tone. Jones said that he had found the previous pages of the newspaper "completely offensive," adding that they made him feel "very uncomfortable" and contributed to "Islamophobic sentiments" in the media.
Editor
Daily Express
- Arthur Pearson (April 1900 - 1901)
- Bertram Fletcher Robinson (July 1900 - May 1904)
- R. D. Blumenfeld (1902 - 1929)
- Beverley Baxter (1929 - October 1933)
- Arthur Christiansen (1933 - Aug 1957)
- Edward Pickering (1957-1961)
- Robert Edwards (acting) (November 1961 - February 1962)
- Roger Wood (1962 - May 1963)
- Robert Edwards (1963 - July 1965)
- Derek Marks (1965 - April 1971)
- Ian McColl (1971 - October 1974)
- Alastair Burnet (1974 - March 1976)
- Roy Wright (1976 - August 1977)
- Derek Jameson (1977 - June 1980)
- Arthur Firth (1980 - October 1981)
- Christopher Ward (1981 - April 1983)
- Sir Larry Lamb (1983 - April 1986)
- Sir Nicholas Lloyd (1986 - November 1995)
- Richard Addis (November 1995 - May 1998)
- Rosie Boycott (May 1998 - January 2001)
- Chris Williams (January 2001 - December 2003)
- Peter Hill (December 2003 - February 2011)
- Hugh Whittow (2011 - March 2018)
- Gary Jones (2018-)
Sunday Express
- 1920: James Douglas
- 1928: James Douglas and John Gordon
- 1931: John Gordon
- 1952: Harold Keeble
- 1954: John Junor
- 1986: Robin Esser
- 1989: Robin Morgan
- 1991: Eve Pollard
- 1994: Brian Hitchen
- 1995: Sue Douglas
- 1996: Richard Addis
- 1998: Amanda Platell
- 1999: Michael Pilgrim
- 2001: Martin Townsend
Renowned columnist and staff
Current
- Jasmine Birtles
- Vanessa Feltz
- Frederick Forsyth
- Adam Helliker
- Lucy Johnston
- Leo McKinstry
- Ross Clark
- Richard and Judy
- Ann Widdecombe
Past
- H.V. Morton, journalist, and travel writer
- J.B. Morton, better known as Beachcomber
- Sefton Delmer
- G. E. R. Gedye
- William Hickey
- Peter Hitchens
- Sheila Hutchins, cooking editor
- Andrew Marr
- Jenni Murray
- Charles Gordon McClure (1885-1933), also known as Dyke White, cartoonist
- Veronica Papworth
- Jean Rook
- Michael Watts ('Inspector Watts')
Political allegiance
With the exception of the 2001 general election, while supporting the Labor Party, the newspaper has expressed its support for the Conservative Party in every election since World War II, until 2015 where they began supporting the British Independence Party. However, in the 2017 British election, the Daily Express was returned to support the Conservative Party. Crusade_for_Freedom '">' Crusade for Freedom ' See also
- Scottish Daily News
Note
References
External links
- Official website
- Derek Jameson, 'Matthews, Victor Collin, Baron Matthews (1919-1995)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed September 9, 2007
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