British press

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The British press is the national news media of the United Kingdom, encompassing newspapers, magazines, and digital outlets known for their influential political coverage, diverse editorial stances, and robust tradition of investigative journalism.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf mass media
news media system
alsoKnownAs UK press
competesWith broadcast news in the United Kingdom
online-only news outlets
country United Kingdom
coveredMajorEvent Brexit referendum
Falklands War
Iraq War
UK general elections
Watergate-inspired investigative reporting era in the UK
criticisedFor intrusion into privacy
political bias
sensationalism
governedBy Editors' Code of Practice
hasControversy phone hacking scandal
hasDigitalPlatform mobile news apps
news websites
social media channels
hasHistoricalRoot 18th-century British newspapers
19th-century mass-circulation press
hasMajorSundayTitle Mail on Sunday
Sunday Express
Sunday Mirror
The Observer
The Sun on Sunday
The Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Times
hasMajorTitle Daily Express
Daily Mail
Daily Mirror
Evening Standard
Financial Times
The Daily Telegraph
The Guardian
The Independent
The Sun
The Times
hasPoliticalOrientationRange centre-left
centre-right
centrist
left-wing
right-wing
hasProfessionalBody National Union of Journalists
hasSegment broadsheet press
mid-market newspapers
tabloid press
hasTradeBody News Media Association
hasTrend declining print circulation
growth of online readership
historicallyAssociatedWith party political endorsements at UK general elections
historicallyInfluencedBy Press Complaints Commission
includes Sunday newspapers
digital news outlets
local newspapers
magazines
national newspapers
regional newspapers
influences political agenda setting in the United Kingdom
public debate on social issues in the United Kingdom
investigatedBy Leveson Inquiry
language English
notableFor broadsheet journalism
diverse editorial stances
investigative journalism
political coverage
tabloid journalism
playsRoleIn scrutiny of government and public institutions
shaping public opinion in the United Kingdom
regulatedBy Impress
Independent Press Standards Organisation
subjectTo Official Secrets Act 1989
UK defamation law
contempt of court law in the United Kingdom
usesBusinessModel cover price and advertising revenue
digital subscriptions
paywalls
sponsored content

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fleet Street printing district
Fleet Street printing district ("British newspaper industry")
partOf
British press ("UK press")
alsoKnownAs
Beaverbrook Newspapers ("British press barons")
associatedWith
Garter Day
mediaCoverage
Poll Tax Riots
mediaCoverageBy

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