“The paper is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust. Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of one of the original co-founders, is the current chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust”
Daily mail was founded “Harold Harmsworth, 1st Viscount Rothermere”
-Right wing
-supported Hitler and Nazi’s
-average age of its readers was 58
– 53% of Daily Mail readers voted for the Conservative Party, compared to 21% for Labour and 17% for the Liberal Democrats
the United Kingdom’s highest-circulated daily newspaper
According to a December 2004 survey, 53% of Daily Mail readers voted for the Conservative Party, compared to 21% for Labour and 17% for the Liberal Democrats
the Mail from the start adopted an imperialist political stance taking a patriotic line in the Second Boer War, leading to claims that it was not reporting the issues of the day objectively
It was the first newspaper to recognize the potential market of the female reader with a women’s interest section
Lord Rothermere was a friend of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards them in the early 1930s
Rothermere and the Mail were also editorially sympathetic to Oswald Mosley (leader of the BUF) and the British Union of Fascists.
The term “suffragette” was first used in 1906, as a term of derision by the journalist Charles E. Hands in the Mail to describe activists in the movement for women’s suffrage, in particular members of the WSPU. But the women he intended to ridicule embraced the term, saying “suffraGETtes” (hardening the ‘g’), implying not only that they wanted the vote, but that they intended to ‘get’ it
On 16 July 1993 the Mail ran the headline “Abortion hope after ‘gay genes’ finding”. Of the tabloid headlines which commented on the Xq28 gene: (Xq28 is a chromosome band and genetic marker situated at the tip of the X chromosome which has been studied since at least 1980. The band contains three distinct regions, totaling about 8 Mbp of genetic information. The marker came to the public eye in 1993 when studies by Dean Hamer and others indicated a link between the Xq28 marker and male sexual orientation.) the Mail’s was criticised as “perhaps the most infamous and disturbing headline of all”.
Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, a cartoon in the Daily Mail by Stanley McMurtry (“Mac”) linked the European migrant crisis (with a focus on Syria in particular) to the terrorist attacks, and criticised the European Union immigration laws for allowing Islamist radicals to gain easy access into the United Kingdom. Despite being compared to Nazi propaganda by The New York Times, and criticised as “reckless xenophobia,” and racist, the cartoon received praise on the Mail Online website
There have been accusations of racism against the Daily Mail.In 2012, in an article for The New Yorker, former Mail reporter Brendan Montague criticised the Mail’s content and culture, stating: “None of the front-line reporters I worked with were racist, but there’s institutional racism [at the Daily Mail]”
In summary, the Daily Mail is an openly Tory newspaper, and is a repeat offender of racist, homophobic and sexist attacks. It historically supported the Nazi party. After WWII, it stopped supporting the Nazi party, but still holds right-wing views and refuses to apologises on its offensive comments.
the daily mail is a A middle-market newspaper, a newspaper that caters to readers who like entertainment as well as the coverage of important news events
-has more than 218 million unique visitors per month
target audience – women making up 52–55% of its readers
daily mail has been criticized for its unreliability ( fake news)
won multiple awards including the National Newspaper of the Year award from the The Press Awards eight times since 1995.
tabloid format- compact smaller size than a broadsheet.
the average daily circulation(the average number of newspapers distributed) of 1,134,184 copies in February 2020.
Lord rothermere- chairman of daily mail also friends with Adolf Hitler and Mussolini. Used the newspaper ans propaganda. Far right
The daily mail was the first newspaper to used the tern suffragettes.
Known to be homophobic- “abortion hope after ‘gay genes’ finding.”
1993 The murder of Steven Lawrence – the daily’s headlined ‘MURDERS’ and ‘if we are wrong, let them sue us’ after black British teenager was racially attacked, they published a photo of the 5 men allegedly attacked him . – was praised by parents and political figures for taking the financial risk after 2 of the five men were found guilty.
The paper is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust.
Jonathan Harmsworth is the great-grandson of one of the original co-founders, and is now the current chairman and controlling shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust.
A survey in 2014 showed that the average age of readers for the Daily Mail was 58, and it had the lowest demographic for 15- to 44- year-old among the major British dailies.
The Daily Mail has been noted for its unreliability and widely criticized for its printing of sensationalist and inaccurate scare stories of science and medical research.
The head office is located in Northcliffe House in Kensington, London.
Events ran by the Daily Mail and General (DMG) events include ADIPEC, Global Petroleum Show, Gastech, The Big 5, Index and The Hotel Show.
In addition to housing the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) head office, the building also houses the offices of The Independent series, Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, Metro and Metro.co.uk.
The Mail on Sunday – The sister paper of the Daily Mail, published weekly on Sundays. First published in 1982.
Risk Management Solutions (RMS), which targets the global property and casualty reinsurance industry, producing risk analysis models, services, expertise and data solutions for use in the quantification and management of catastrophic risk, is involved in catastrophe risk modelling, and is a subsidiary of the DMGT group.
The Daily Mail is a national daily tabloid newspaper that has historical, social, cultural and political significance. The Daily Mail, launched in 1896 offers many opportunities for studying the relationship between ownership patterns, economic factors and political viewpoints.
The paper is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust.[6] Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, a great-grandson of one of the original co-founders.
A survey in 2014 found the average age of its readers was 58
Daily mail bought the i for 49.4 million in 2019
t had an average daily circulation of 1,134,184 copies in February 2020. Between April 2019 and March 2020 it had an average daily readership of approximately 2.180 million
Wikipedia editors have voted to ban the Daily Mail as a source for the website in all but exceptional circumstances after deeming the news group “generally unreliable”
The daily mail is a British daily middle-market newspaper published in London in a tabloid format
It was founded in 1896
It is the UK’s highest-circulated daily newspaper
Day-to-day editorial decisions are made by a team led by the editor Geordie Greig
Geordie Greig
Greig was appointed editor of the London Evening standard in Feb 2009
In 2010 appointed Editorial Director of The Independent, The independent on Sunday, The I and the Evening Standard
In 2012 appointed editor of The Mail on Sunday while remaining a director of The I (Independent Print LTD) and The Evening Standard
Greig supported the UK remaining in the EU in 2016 as editor of The Mail on Sunday, but then shifted his stance to supporting Theresa May’s withdrawal agreement. He was considered to have steered the Daily Mail in a pro-remain direction
Legal Action
In April 2007, Hugh Grant sued the Daily Mail after claims about his relationships with his former girlfriends in 3 separate tabloids, these were published in the Daily Mail and The Mail on Sunday. Grant said he was tired as they were ‘publishing almost entirely fictional
The daily mail has had a lot of criticizing accusations made against them such as
Racism accusations
Homophobia accusations
Sexism accusation
Reliability, especially regarding health
Power over politicians
“Immigrant-bashing, woman-hating, Muslim-smearing, NHS-undermining, gay-baiting” is how a critic described the daily mail on intelligence2.com who are partners with New York Times.
Racism – In 2012, a former Daily Mail reporter stated that “there’s institutional racism” at the Daily Mail, meaning that is racism embedded as normal practice within this organization.
Sexism – The mail scold any female celebrity trying to empower women for ‘trying to have it all’ and any one who ‘dares to bare’ at the beach is criticized and shamed about her body.
Reliability – The mail loves a good health scare. For example, according to the mail, 116 items cause cancer
Politics – Ministers may ask themselves “What would the Mail say?” when considering any new policy as The Daily Mail determines the public’s opinion on said policy.
offers many opportunities for studying the relationship between ownership patterns, economic factors and political viewpoints
Sister paper of The Mail on Sunday
MailOnline is a division of dmg media which is owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc
Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market and published in London
The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982
Scottish and Irish editions of the daily paper were launched in 1947 and 2006 respectively
Johnathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, great-grandson of one of the original co-founders. Current shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust, editorial decisions often made by a team led by the editor Geordie Greig
Average age of readers is 58 and had the lowest demographic for 15-44 year olds
Most of the the readers are female, with women 52-55% being women
Had an average circulation of 1,134,184 copies in February 2020, but between April 2019 and March 2020 it had an average daily readership of around 2.180 million
The website has more than 218 million visitors per month
The Daily Mail is considered unreliable and is widely criticised for its printing of sensationalist and inaccurate scare stories of science and medical research, and also for copyright violations
The Daily Mail received the National Newspaper of the Year award from The Press Awards eight times since 1995, they also won the award again in 2019
According to a December 2004 survey, 53% of Daily Mail readers voted for the Conservative Party, compared to 21% for Labour and 17% for the Liberal Democrats
When the newspaper was first released it cost half a penny where other newspapers cost one penny, and it was more populist in tone and more concise in its coverage than its rivals
Additional printing facilities has to be acquired in order to sustain circulation which rose to 500,000 in 1899 after it selling 397,215 copies on the first day rather than the anticipated 100,000 that were printed
The Mail was the first newspaper to recognise the potential market of the female reader with a women’s interest section, considering the wider population and relating content to their readers, reactionary to demands of the public
In 1906 the paper offered £10,000 for the first flight from London and Manchester, which was followed by a £1,000 prize for the first flight across the English Channel
before WW1, the paper was accused of warmongering
Launched in 1896
offers many opportunities for studying the relationship between ownership patterns, economic factors and political viewpoints
Sister paper of The Mail on Sunday
MailOnline is a division of dmg media which is owned by Daily Mail and General Trust plc
Daily Mail is a British daily middle-market and published in London
The Mail on Sunday was launched in 1982
Scottish and Irish editions of the daily paper were launched in 1947 and 2006 respectively
Johnathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere, great-grandson of one of the original co-founders. Current shareholder of the Daily Mail and General Trust, editorial decisions often made by a team led by the editor Geordie Greig
Average age of readers is 58 and had the lowest demographic for 15-44 year olds
Most of the the readers are female, with women 52-55% being women
Had an average circulation of 1,134,184 copies in February 2020, but between April 2019 and March 2020 it had an average daily readership of around 2.180 million
The website has more than 218 million visitors per month
The Daily Mail is considered unreliable and is widely criticised for its printing of sensationalist and inaccurate scare stories of science and medical research, and also for copyright violations
The Daily Mail received the National Newspaper of the Year award from The Press Awards eight times since 1995, they also won the award again in 2019
According to a December 2004 survey, 53% of Daily Mail readers voted for the Conservative Party, compared to 21% for Labour and 17% for the Liberal Democrats
When the newspaper was first released it cost half a penny where other newspapers cost one penny, and it was more populist in tone and more concise in its coverage than its rivals
Additional printing facilities has to be acquired in order to sustain circulation which rose to 500,000 in 1899 after it selling 397,215 copies on the first day rather than the anticipated 100,000 that were printed
The Mail was the first newspaper to recognise the potential market of the female reader with a women’s interest section, considering the wider population and relating content to their readers, reactionary to demands of the public
In 1906 the paper offered £10,000 for the first flight from London and Manchester, which was followed by a £1,000 prize for the first flight across the English Channel
In 1919, Alcock and Brown made the first flight across the Atlantic, winning a prize of £10,000 from the Daily Mail
The Mail made a great story of another aviation stunt, awarding another prize of £10,000 to Amy Johnson for making the first solo flight from England to Australia
before WW1, the paper was accused of warmongering (encouragement or advocacy of aggression towards other countries or groups) when it reported that Germany was planning to crush the British Empire
The daily mail was began by Alfred Harmsworth and his brother Harold in 1896
At its time of release it cost a half penny
The newspaper was an instant success with the first copy selling 297,215 more copies than expected
By 1902, at the end of the Boer Wars the circulation was over a million, making it the largest in the world
Alfred took up the editing side of production and Harold policed the business
It was the first newspaper to recognise the potential market of the female reader with a women’s interest section
In 1900 the Daily Mail began printing simultaneously in both Manchester and London, the first national newspaper to do so
Before the outbreak of WW1 the paper was accused of warmongering when it reported that Germany was planning to crush the British empire
Warmongering: encouraging or advocating aggression towards other countries or groups
The paper’s circulation dropped from 1,386,000 to 238,000 because Harmsworth criticised Lord Kitchener, the Secutary of state of war, regarding weapons and munitions. Kitchener was considered by some to be a national hero.
When Kitchener died, the Mail reported it as a great stroke of luck for the British Empire.
a contest with a prize of £100 for a new design of hat – a subject in which Northcliffe took a particular interest. There were 40,000 entries and the winner was a cross between a top hat and a bowler christened the Daily Mail Sandringham Hat. The paper subsequently promoted the wearing of it but without much success
Daily Mail Sandringham Hat
Lord Rothermere was a friend of Adolf Hitler, and directed the Mail’s editorial stance towards him in the early 1930s.
Notable features of the Daily Mail
The daily mail online is free to read (funded by advertising)
In 2011 MailOnline was the second most visited English-language newspaper website worldwide.
It has since then become the most visited newspaper website in the world, with over 189.5 million visitors per month, and 11.7 million visitors daily, as of January 2014
