The Oxford Timesis a weeklynewspaper,published each Thursday inOxford,England.The paper is published from a large production facility atOsney Mead,west Oxford, and is owned byNewsquest,theUKsubsidiary ofUS-basedGannett Company.
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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Compact |
| Owner(s) | Newsquest |
| Editor | Gary Lawrence |
| Founded | 1862 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Newspaper House, Osney Mead, Oxford |
| Circulation | 3,482 (print), 30 million+ (online, Times & Mail) (as of 2023)[1][2] |
| Website | theoxfordtimes |
The Oxford Timeshas a number of colour supplements.Oxfordshire Limited Editionis included with the first edition of each month. There is also a monthlyIn Businesssupplement.
The Oxford Timeshas several sister publications:
- The Herald Series– a set of weekly newspapers coveringAbingdon,Wantage,WallingfordandDidcot.
- Witney Gazette– a weekly newspaper coveringWitneyandCarterton.
- Bicester Advertiser– a weekly newspaper coveringBicester.
- Banbury Cake– a free weekly newspaper for theBanburyarea.
- Oxford Star– a free weekly newspaper which ran from 1976 to 2013.
- Oxford Mail– a daily newspaper published Monday to Saturday founded in 1928.
History
editThe Oxford Timeswas founded in 1862 as a weeklybroadsheet.[3][4]
In 1922,T.E. Lawrence(known as Lawrence of Arabia) commissionedThe Oxford Timesto typeset and print an advance private edition ofSeven Pillars of Wisdom.This is known as the "1922 Edition" or the "Oxford Text" ofSeven Pillars.
The Oxford Timeshas won a number of national awards includingRegional Weekly Newspaper of the Yearin 2004,[5]2005,[6]and 2007.[7]
Originally a broadsheet, it switched to thecompactformat in 2008. Until 24 October 2008, the paper was published each Friday. Since then, it is published each Thursday.
Over time, through the emergence of digitization and online news, print circulation gradually declined (from 26,262 in 2006 to 3,482 in 2023) while online circulation increased (30 million+, Oxford Times & Mail).[8][1][2]
References
edit- ^abThe Oxford Times Circulation Data,Audit Bureau of Circulations (UK)
- ^abOxford Mail Award - 30 million plus online readers
- ^Oxford Mail Library.Oxfordshire County Council - History Centre.
- ^The Oxford Times.BNA - British Newspaper Archive.
- ^Awards 2004,Newspaper Awards UK
- ^Awards 2005,Newspaper Awards UK
- ^Awards 2007,Newspaper Awards UK
- ^Oxford Times Historical Print Circulation Data.TIO - This Is Oxfordshire.