The daily mail & the i

The iThe Daily Mail
When was it
first introduced?
26th October 20104th May 1986
Are they part of a
bigger organisation?
No – The i is an independent newspaperYes -The Daily General Trust owns the Daily Mail and many others
Are they known for a particular political perspective?The do not lean to what side, they are more neutralThe Daily mail support the conservatives
What kind of journalism do they produce?Politics and Geordie Greig is the journalist and editor. They report stories about celebrities and politics
What readership do they have?Their readership is currently 2.2 million
What is their target audience?specifically targeted at readers and lapsed readers of quality newspapers and those of all agesThe Daily Mail’s main target audience is lower-middle-class British women.
How are they currently doing?The i has dropped in viewer ship over the last yearTheir viewership has dropped majorly in the last year due to new technologies
What kind of people run the paper?Jonathon Harmsworth is the aristocratic owner of the Daily Mail
How are they looking to embrace new media?The Daily Mail has opened a new website with all their news on to appeal to a wide online viewership
Do they have a similar layout and design?The i has a more colorful lookThe Daily Mail uses larger text

daily mail and the i comparisons

questionsthe daily mailthe ‘i’
When they were first introduced – ie do they have a tradition?first issue released in 1896, traditionally a middle-market newspaperOctober 2010, introduced as a sister paper to ‘the independent’ newspaper. doesn’t really have traditions as it is still a fairly new newspaper
Are they part of a bigger organisational structure?part of the daily mail and general trust and published by DMG mediawas bought by the daily mail and general trust in 2019
Are they known for a particular political perspective?known for being right-wing/ conservative supportersknown for being centrism/more liberal and attempt to be non-biased towards a specific political party
What kind of journalism do they produce? What is their USP? What stories do they specialise in?the daily mail has be criticized for its lack of reliability and accusations of homophobic and racist news stories. the ‘i’ is considered to be very highly regarded by journalists. stories they specialise in focus on social issues and inequality, their unique selling point is that they publish stories in the point of view of both left wing and right wing supporters
What kind of people run the paper? Produce the stories?the current owner of the daily mail is a great grandson of one of the original founders of the newspaper and he is a viscount. the current editor is Geordie Greig.
Do they have a similar readership reach?the daily mail has a circulation of 1,134,184 and has a majority female readership with 52-55% of its readers being female
Do they have a similar readership profile / target audience?aimed at middle/upper class readers and right-wing political party supporters
How are they currently doing? Increasing or decreasing sales and revenue?
How are they looking to embrace new media technologies?
Do they have a similar layout and design?was originally a broadsheet but switched to a tabloid style newspaper in 1971 tabloid styled newspaper

Comparing the Daily Mail and The I

QuestionsThe Daily MailThe I
First introduced?May 4th 1896October 26th 2010
Are they part of a bigger
organisational structure
Daily Mail and General TrustThe I was bought by The Daily Mail, but they still have editorial independence. Stories often presented more factually but is still entertaining. Published by Daily Mail and General Trust
Known for any particular
political perspective?
Right wing, editorial stanceCentral, point of view from left and right wing perspective
What kind of journalism do they produce?
What is their USP? What stories do they specialise in?
Media & Entertainment, United Kingdom’s second biggest selling newspaperOliver Duff is the editor for the i since 2013, formally a reporter, gossip columnist and news editor
What kind of people run the paper? Produce the stories?Rich people who want to make a profit (Viscount Rothermere, Paul Zwillenberg). Had an imperialist perspective. Geordie Greig is an editor for Daily MailSimilar approach to Daily Mail but presented as liberal democrats
Do they have a similar readership reach?2.2 million221,083
 Do they have a similar readership profile / target audience?Lower-middle-class British womenAll age ranges, readers and lapsed readers of quality newspapers
How are they currently doing? Increasing or decreasing sales and revenue?in 2016 the revenue was £1.91 billionin 2018 the i made £6 million in the first half of the year, and operating profit from £34 million revenue
How are they looking to embrace new media technologies?Now has a website, making it accessible to allMore online now rather than physical
Do they have a similar layout and design?Yes, but The Daily Mail uses more eye catching fonts and sizing is bigger, wants to stand outYes, but the i is more simplistic, more about getting the point across

THe I and Daily Mail

Daily MailThe I Newspaper
When were they first introduced?First introduced on the 4th of May 1896First introduced on the 26th of October 2010
Are they part of a bigger organisational structure?Daily Mail and the I are owned by DMG MediaDaily Mail and the I are owned by DMG Media
Are they known for a particular political perspective?The Daily Mail is known to be a right winged newspaperThe I is known for being a liberalist and centralist newspaper
What kind of journalism do they produced?The Daily Mail seem to focus on politics and sportsThe I seems to focus more on celebrities, business, news and sport
What kind of people run the paper? Produce the stories?
Do they have a similar readership reach?The Daily Mail is aimed at an older audience in society as they are normally the people most interested in politics. But also aimed at adults who are interested in sports.The I is aimed at readers of all ages, this is because there are many sections that people in their late teens and late 30’s would be interested in.
Do they have a similar readership profile / target audience?The daily mail have more of a political audience who want to listen to what is going on around the world and in their country.The I’s audience are more concentrated on global news such as (Corona etc) and can also focus partially focus on sports and other subjects.
How are they currently doing? Increasing or decreasing sales and revenue?It had a daily average circulation of 1,134,184 copies in February 2020The I newspapers had a daily circulation of 302,757 in March 2013
How are they looking to embrace new media technologies?
Do they have a similar layout and design?

The i vs. The Daily Mail

The IThe Daily Mail
DateCreated on 26 October 2010, bought Feb 2019 (£49.6 million)Created on May 4 1896
Political StanceCentral (can be right and left)Quite right
InformationThe i focuses on politics and inequalityFocuses on celebrity gossip
Readership233,869 by February 2019Daily readership of 2.2 million
AudienceCommuters of all agesMiddle-class British women, average age of 58
Readership Decrease38% decrease from June 2019 to June 202015% decrease from June 2019 to June 2020
Owner Owned by Daily Mail trustOwned by Daily Mail trust
PlatformsInternet and newspaperInternet and newspaper
EditorOliver Duff (37) is a British journalistGeorge Carron Greig (59), is an English journalist and editor of the Daily Mail. Worked for the i (views changed from left to right)
QuestionDaily Mailthe i
When first introduced4 may 189619 october 2010
part of a bigger organisational structure?Daily mail and general trustDaily mail and general trust
Political compass?center-rightcenter-left
What kind of journalism do they produce? What is their USP? What stories do they specialise in?
shock based stories and scandalsstories presented in a more factual way but still draw attention
What kind of people run the paper? Produce the stories?The daily mail has always had an imperialist perspective, as well as historically supporting fascismPresented as liberal democrats but in reality the same people as the Daily Mail
Do they have a similar readership reach?More reachLess Reach
Do they have a similar readership profile / target audience?average age is 58aimed at all ages
How are they currently doing? Increasing or decreasing sales and revenue?head of the newspaper markets, with a massive increase in readers in 20209th most popular in uk
 How are they looking to embrace new media technologies?has a website nowmore accessed online
Do they have a similar layout and design?larger broadsheet with more room for articlessmaller and more compact

Daily mail and The i comparison

SimilaritiesDifferences
Both Newspapers are printed DailyFirst Issue of Daily Mail was in 1896 and First Issue of The I was in 2010
Both papers are printed copies and available digitally Net worth of Daily Mail is 2 Billion and The I is worth less
The I was bought by the daily mail for £49 MillionDaily Mail produce 980,000 copies per day and the I produces 233,869 per day
Both papers offer subscriptionsDaily Mail produces a different paper on a Sunday (Mail on Sunday) but the I doesn’t

The I & The Daily mail

– The I is published by The Daily Mail.

– Aimed at “readers and lapsed readers”.

– The Daily Mail recently bought The I on the 29th November, costing £49.6 million.

– The I was named British National Newspaper of the Year in 2015.

SIMILARITIES…

– Both published by The Daily Mail and General Trust.

– Both newspapers have online services.

– Both are published daily.

– Both are middle-market newspapers.

DIFFERENCES…

The Daily Mail is increasing in revenue and the I is decreasing.

– The I only began publishing in the last 10 years, The Daily Mail has been around since 1896.

– The Daily Mail is more right wing whereas as The I is more left.

– The Daily Mail is a tabloid whereas The I is a broadsheet.

– The I is aimed at all ages, classes and genders, The Daily Mail is aimed at low/middle class British Women.

THE I VS THE DAILY MAIL

 The I The Daily Mail 
When they were first introduced? 26th October 2010 4th May 1896 
Are they part of a bigger organisational structure? Was a sister paper to The Independent but were bought by the Daily Mail on 29 November 2019, for £49.6 million. Started by Viscount Rothermere and Viscount Northcliffe and ownership has been handed down over time down the Rothermere family and is now owned by the 4th Viscount Rothermere today. 
Are they known for a particular political perspective? The i tries to have a centralist view but tends to mainly lean towards liberal views.The Daily mail is a right-wing newspaper. 
What kind of journalism do they produce? What is their USP? What stories do they specialise in? News and information focused articles.Entertainment and news focused articles.
What kind of people run the paper? Produce the stories? The editor is Oliver Duff who is a 38 year-old British Journalist educated at Cambridge.The editor is Geordie Greig, a 59 year-old British Journalist educated at Eton and Oxford. 
Do they have a similar readership reach? The i circulation: 221,083 (as of October 2019)Daily Mail circulation:
1,134,184 (as of February 2020)
Do they have a similar readership profile / target audience? The i’s target audience is middle class people. The Daily Mail’s target audience is lower middle class people.
How are they currently doing? Increasing or decreasing sales and revenue? Circulation decreased from 233,869 in February 2019 to 221,083 in October 2019. The Daily Mail overtook The Sun as the UK’s best-selling newspaper in June 2020. 
How are they looking to embrace new media technologies? The i has a website where articles are published via blog posts but they actually focus on the production of print products rather than promoting digital.The Daily Mail has a popular app and different social media pages where they post their most entertaining articles. Online they go by MailOnline. But they too, still product print products.
Do they have a similar layout and design? Broadsheet format.Tabloid format.

THE i and THE DAILY MAIL

The IThe Daily Mail
First introduced07/10/1986 1896 (Alfred Harmsworth)
Owned by a larger
company
Evgeny Lebedev (41%) Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel (30%) Justin Byam Shaw (26%) Minor shareholders (3%)With in DMGT. Owned by Rothermere Continuation Limited
Political BiasNeutral/slightly leftRight Wing
Style of JournalismHard newsSoft news
Who runs the paper
(chief editor)
Christian BroughtonGeordie Greig
Readership reach33.7 million (digitally)
from April 2019 to March 2020
70.4 million (Analog)
from April 2019 to March 2020
Readership ProfileMiddle class and adults over 35Male over 34
Sales amount
How do they use
new media
Online predominantly Newspaper
Layout and DesignTabloid provocativewas Broadsheet
now tabloid (2003)