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The Times set-text Analysis

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What is 'The Times'? The Times newspaper is a British national ‘quality’ newspaper first published in 1785. The Times has been published by Times Newspapers since 1981, a subsidiary of News UK, wholly owned by News Corp, Rupert Murdoch’s company.   This edition was published on March 13th, 2019, after Theresa May had encountered another Commons defeat over her Brexit proposals. The Times is famous for having a range of journalists with varied political viewpoints which allows the newspaper to offer a more neutral political stance on Brexit negotiations. Text provided by the exam board - EDUQAS ! Rupert Murdoch 😂😂😂 An Australian-born American 'media mogul'  (He's extremely successful.) and the founder of 'News Corp' which was essentially a multi-national media corporation. Murdoch acquired a number of Australian and new Zealand based newspapers before expanding his reach to the UK in 1969, namely purchasing the tabloids 'News of the