Who launched the 'Today' newspaper in 1986?
"on equipment which had no facility for colour proofing, so the first view of the colour was on the finished product. However, it forced the conversion of all UK national newspapers to electronic production and colour printing. The newspaper's motto, hung in the newsroom, was ""propa truth, not propaganda"". Launched by regional newspaper entrepreneur Eddy Shah, it was bought by Tiny Rowland's Lonrho within four months. (Shah would launch the short-lived, unsuccessful national tabloid ""The Post"" in 1988.) Alastair Campbell was political editor and his long-term partner, Fiona Millar was news editor. Alongside the daily newspaper, a Sunday edition was"
"Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain"". Today (UK newspaper) Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom that was published between 1986 and 1995. ""Today"", with the American newspaper ""USA Today"" as an inspiration, launched on Tuesday 4 March 1986, with the front-page headline, ""Second Spy Inside GCHQ"". At 18p (equivalent to p in ), it was a middle-market tabloid, a rival to the long-established ""Daily Mail"" and ""Daily Express"". It pioneered computer photo-typesetting and full-colour offset printing at a time when national newspapers were still using Linotype machines, letterpress and could only reproduce"
"Today (UK newspaper) Today was a national newspaper in the United Kingdom that was published between 1986 and 1995. ""Today"", with the American newspaper ""USA Today"" as an inspiration, launched on Tuesday 4 March 1986, with the front-page headline, ""Second Spy Inside GCHQ"". At 18p (equivalent to p in ), it was a middle-market tabloid, a rival to the long-established ""Daily Mail"" and ""Daily Express"". It pioneered computer photo-typesetting and full-colour offset printing at a time when national newspapers were still using Linotype machines, letterpress and could only reproduce photographs in black and white. The colour was initially crude, produced"
"Eddy Shah Selim Jehan Shah (born 20 January 1944), commonly known as Eddy Shah or Eddie Shah, is a Manchester-based businessman, the founder of the then technologically advanced UK newspaper ""Today"" in 1986, and of the short-lived tabloid ""The Post"". He is also the former owner of the Messenger Group. Eddy Shah was born in Cambridge. His mother was English and his father was Iranian. Shah was educated at the Scottish co-educational independent boarding school of Gordonstoun, and at both Haywards Heath Grammar School and Haywards Heath Secondary Modern School, at Haywards Heath in Sussex. He then attended a Brighton"
"journal ""Today"", which had been founded in 1932 by future New York Governor and diplomat W. Averell Harriman, and Vincent Astor of the prominent Astor family. As a result of the deal, Harriman and Astor provided $600,000 in venture capital funds and Vincent Astor became both the chairman of the board and its principal stockholder between 1937 and his death in 1959. In 1937 Malcolm Muir took over as president and editor-in-chief. He changed the name to ""Newsweek"", emphasized interpretive stories, introduced signed columns, and launched international editions. Over time the magazine developed a broad spectrum of material, from breaking"
"newspaper production. He launched ""Today"" on Tuesday 4 March 1986, as a middle-market tabloid, a rival to the long-established ""Daily Mail"" and ""Daily Express"". It pioneered computer photosetting and full-colour offset printing at a time when national newspapers were still using Linotype machines and letterpress. Established national newspapers converted to electronic production and colour printing. ""Today"" ceased publication on 17 November 1995, the first long-running national newspaper title to close since the ""Daily Sketch"" in 1971. By 1988, nearly all the national newspapers had abandoned Fleet Street to relocate in the Docklands, and had begun to change their printing practices"
"USA Today USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company. The newspaper has a generally centrist audience. Founded by Al Neuharth on September 15, 1982, it operates from Gannett's corporate headquarters on Jones Branch Drive, in McLean, Virginia. It is printed at 37 sites across the United States and at five additional sites internationally. Its dynamic design influenced the style of local, regional, and national newspapers worldwide, through its use of concise reports, colorized images, informational graphics, and inclusion of popular culture stories, among other distinct"
"""Bulletin Today"" on March 12, 1986. On occasion the editorial policy of the ""Manila Bulletin"" has met objection from civil authorities. During World War II the newspaper's editor, Roy Anthony Cutaran Bennett, was imprisoned and tortured by the Japanese for his statements opposing the militarist expansion of the Japanese Empire. The ""Manila Bulletin"" (as Bulletin Today from 1972-1986) survived the martial law era of President Ferdinand Marcos as a propaganda tool. The newspaper was owned by Filipino-Chinese business mogul Emilio Yap, who, aside from the Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (the paper's controlling company), also owned and chaired the Manila Hotel,"
"Christianity Today Christianity Today magazine is an evangelical Christian periodical that was founded in 1956 and is based in Carol Stream, Illinois. ""The Washington Post"" calls ""Christianity Today,"" ""evangelicalism's flagship magazine""; ""The New York Times"" describes it as a ""mainstream evangelical magazine"". ""Christianity Today"" magazine has a print circulation of approximately 130,000, of which approximately 36,000 is free, and readership of 260,000, as well as a website at ChristianityToday.com. The founder, Billy Graham, stated that he wanted to ""plant the evangelical flag in the middle-of-the-road, taking the conservative theological position but a definite liberal approach to social problems"". Graham started"
"weekly listening audience around 7 million. It was voted the Best National Speech Breakfast Show at the 2016 Radio Academy Awards. ""Today"" was launched on the BBC's Home Service on 28 October 1957 as a programme of ""topical talks"" to give listeners an alternative to listening to light music. The programme's founders were Isa Benzie and Janet Quigley. Benzie gave the programme its name, and served as its first ""de facto"" editor. It was initially broadcast as two 20-minute editions slotted in around the existing news bulletins and religious and musical items. It became part of the BBC's Current Affairs"
"History Today History Today is an illustrated history magazine. Published monthly in London since January 1951, it presents serious and authoritative history to as wide a public as possible. The magazine covers all periods and geographical regions and publishes articles of traditional narrative history alongside new research and historiography. A sister publication History Review, produced tri-annually until April 2012, provided information for sixth-form history students. Founded by Brendan Bracken, Minister of Information after the Second World War, chairman of the ""Financial Times"" and lieutenant to Sir Winston Churchill, the magazine has been independently owned since 1981. The founding co-editors were"
"(titled ""Sunday Today"") premiered on September 20, 1987, and was originally hosted by Maria Shriver and Boyd Matson, with Garrick Utley as news anchor. The program was broadcast from 8:00 to 9:30 a.m., followed by ""Meet the Press"". It was the second morning news program to run weekend editions, CBS previously attempted a six-day-a-week morning news program under the ""Morning"" banner in 1979, the only surviving remnant of which is the newsmagazine ""CBS News Sunday Morning"". Garrick Utley replaced Boyd Matson as co-anchor on March 20, 1988. Shriver, weather anchor Al Roker and sports anchor Bill Macatee continued with the"
"Today Newspapers Today Newspapers were a chain of newspapers that served several suburban communities in southern Dallas County, Texas (USA), including Cedar Hill, DeSoto, Duncanville, and Lancaster (also known as the Best Southwest region) as well as Grand Prairie. Today Newspapers, Inc. was initially known as Suburban Publishers when it was established in 1960. The first issue of the ""Duncanville Suburban"" was published on August 5, 1960. In the late 1960s, the company began to expand by either starting or buying newspapers in the neighboring suburbs south of Dallas. The ""Duncanville Suburban"" was started by Royce Brown that flourished into"
"and publisher of the newspaper, adding those responsibilities to his existing position as Gannett's chief executive officer. Gannett announced the launch of the paper on April 20, 1982. ""USA Today"" began publishing on September 15, 1982, initially in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas for an newsstand price of 25¢ (equivalent to ¢ today). After selling out the first issue, Gannett gradually expanded the national distribution of the paper, reaching an estimated circulation of 362,879 copies by the end of 1982, double the amount of sales that Gannett projected. The design uniquely incorporated color graphics and photographs. Initially, only"
"launched daily ""Today"" in 1986. ""Today"" was sold to News International the following year, while the Guardian Media Group bought the ""Observer"" in 1993. Tiny Rowland was finally ejected from Lonrho in October 1993 after a boardroom tussle with director Dieter Bock. He was replaced by Nick Morrell, a former chief executive of The Observer. Two months before Rowland's death (on 26 July 1998) the assets of Lonrho were split. Two publicly listed companies, Lonrho plc and Lonrho Africa plc were created – the former retaining all the non-African businesses and mining assets. In 1999, Lonrho plc was renamed as"
"White Shah, whom he first met while he was working for Granada Television. The company was producing ""The Caesars"" (1968) and Jennifer White was an actress playing Caligula's sister in the series. They have three children, and live in Chippenham. Eddy Shah Selim Jehan Shah (born 20 January 1944), commonly known as Eddy Shah or Eddie Shah, is a Manchester-based businessman, the founder of the then technologically advanced UK newspaper ""Today"" in 1986, and of the short-lived tabloid ""The Post"". He is also the former owner of the Messenger Group. Eddy Shah was born in Cambridge. His mother was English"
"launched. ""Sunday Today"" suffered from having three editors in less than a year, and was closed early in 1987 as a cost-saving measure. The newspaper began a sponsorship of the English Football League at the start of 1986-87, but withdrew after a season. ""Today"" was sold to Rupert Murdoch's News International in 1987. ""Today"" ceased publication on 17 November 1995, the first long-running national newspaper title to close since the ""Daily Sketch"" in 1971. The last edition's headline was 'Goodbye, it's been great to know you"". The editorial said ""... Now we are forced into silence by the granite and"
"was created in 1982. The early morning news program ""Early Today"" was conceived as a lead-in for ""Today"", featuring the same anchors as the main program at the time, Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. The half-hour program was fed twice to allow affiliates to carry one or both broadcasts. NBC canceled the program after a year, and replaced it with ""NBC News at Sunrise"", originally anchored by Connie Chung. ""Today"" first expanded to weekends on September 20, 1987, with the debut of the Sunday edition. Five years later on August 1, 1992, the Saturday edition made its debut, expanding the"
"Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (, ""Today"") was a daily newspaper which styled itself as ""independent"" and which was created in August 1940 by Henri Jeanson, to replace ""le Canard enchaîné"" under agreement with the Germans. The first issue appeared on 10 September, 1940. In November 1940, the German authorities pressured the director into taking a public position against the Jews and in favour of politics of collaboration with the Vichy regime. Jeanson resigned, and was succeeded by the journalist Georges Suarez. ""Aujourd'hui"" was far from innocent in its pursuit of those responsible for the 1940 defeat of France, resorting to the myth"
"Al Neuharth Allen Harold ""Al"" Neuharth (March 22, 1924 – April 19, 2013) was an American businessman, author, and columnist born in Eureka, South Dakota. He was the founder of ""USA Today"", The Freedom Forum, and its Newseum. Al Neuharth was born in Eureka, South Dakota, to a German-speaking family. Neuharth's parents were Daniel J. and Christina, who married on January 11, 1922. Daniel died when Al was two. Al needed to help his family survive the Great Depression. He worked on his grandfather's farm. As a youngster, he also delivered the ""Minneapolis Tribune"" but he gave that up for"
"Today (U.S. TV program) Today, also called The Today Show, is an American news and talk morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It was the first of its genre on American television and in the world, and after 66 years of broadcasting it is the fifth-longest-running American television series. Originally a weekday two-hour program from 7 to 9 a.m., it expanded to Sundays in 1987 and Saturdays in 1992. The weekday broadcast expanded to three hours in 2000, and to four hours in 2007 (though over time, the third and fourth hours"
"Today's Golfer Today's Golfer is a monthly golf magazine which is published by Bauer. It was launched in April 1988 and covers topics such as the latest news in new golfing gear, golf gear tests and reviews, tips from tour pros, course reviews and more. The magazine was the brainchild of Alun Probert who then went on to also found Fore! magazine; the launch editor was Bill Robertson. Editors have included Bob Warters and Paul Hamblin. The current editor is Chris Jones. Recent circulation figures are at 46,715. The current editorial team is: Chris Jones - Editor. Simon Daddow -"
"Today's Farmer Today's Farmer is an agricultural tabloid newspaper, published every other Tuesday, and serving approximately 18,000 rural households in the counties of Essex, Kent, Lambton, Middlesex and Elgin counties in Southwestern Ontario. Today's Farmer was established in January 2008, an amalgamation of the Voice of the Farmer and Farm Market. The Voice of the Farmer was established in 1966 in Dresden, Ontario, while Farm Market was established in 1997 in Chatham. Dean Mulharrem is publisher of Today's Farmer, while Peter Epp is the editor. Coincidentally, Epp was editor of Voice of the Farmer from 1986 until 1996, and helped"
"launched the fortnightly magazine ""India Today"" in 1975, with his sister Madhu Trehan as its editor and Aroon Purie as its publisher. The magazine was born during the Emergency declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. With ""India Today"", Aroon tried to ""fill the information gap which exists amongst persons interested in India residing abroad"". With editions in five languages, it is the most widely–read publication in India – a position which, as of 2006, it had held for over a decade – with a readership of over 11 million. He also set the journalistic style for the 24-hour news and"
"Abidina Coomassie Abidina Coomassie was a Nigerian journalist and newspaper publisher. Coomassie founded Today's Communications Ltd, publishers of defunct ""Today"", a daily newspaper, the weekly ""Abuja Mirror"" and the Hausa language, ""A Yau"". He was born to the family of Ahmadu Coomassie, an administrator and Permanent Secretary in Northern Region, Nigeria. He was a brother to former Police chief, Ibrahim Coomassie. As a journalist, he began his career working at Ghana Broadcasting Service during Kwame Nkrumah's administration, after leaving Ghana, he joined FRCN Radio, Kaduna and later covered the Nigerian Civil War where he came into contact with young soldiers"
"Today (Australian TV program) Today is an Australian breakfast television program, currently hosted by Georgie Gardner. It has been broadcast live on the Nine Network since 1982. The program airs after ""Nine News: Early Edition"" and runs from 5:30am to 9:00am before ""Today Extra"". The program is filmed at the Nine Network studio in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales. Officially launched as ""The National Today Show"", ""Today"" is Australia's longest running morning breakfast news program. The show premiered on 28 June 1982 and celebrated 25 years of broadcasting in 2007. The original"
"Dogs Today Dogs Today magazine was launched in 1990 by Burlington Publishing Company Ltd, part of Associated Newspapers. It was the brainchild of ""Daily Mail"" newspaper proprietor the late Viscount Rothermere. Vere Rothermere had a great love of dogs and believed Britain needed a magazine for pet lovers. The magazine is headquartered in Chobham, Surrey. Beverley Cuddy was appointed the launch editor. She had previously worked on many other dog titles and had been the Kennel Club's Information Officer, but this was her first editorship. She is also the publisher of the magazine, which is published on a monthly basis."
"who will later take on more political roles. Inspired by Eddy Shah's ""Today"", Coomassie launched his ""Today"" newspaper in 1996, another brand ""Abuja Mirror"" was a pro-Abacha newspaper that briefly led local news publications within the federal capital before Abacha's death, thereafter, it veered towards a critical tone. An enigmatic journalist, in 1993, he swore to an affidavit alleging previous corrupt practices by then NRC presidential candidate, Bashir Tofa and during the administration of Sani Abacha, he became a close associate of the general. Coomassie died in 2001. Abidina Coomassie Abidina Coomassie was a Nigerian journalist and newspaper publisher. Coomassie"
"New York Post The New York Post (sometimes abbreviated as NY Post) is a daily newspaper in New York City. The ""Post"" also operates the celebrity gossip site PageSix.com, the entertainment site Decider.com, and co-produces the television show ""Page Six TV"". The modern version of the paper is published in tabloid format. Established in 1801 by Federalist and Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, it became a respected broadsheet in the 19th century, under the name New York Evening Post. In 1976, Rupert Murdoch bought the ""Post"" for US$30.5 million. Since 1993, the ""Post"" has been owned by News Corporation and its"
"Today"" is the first Pakistani newspaper to be published in the Berliner format. The newspaper upholds a liberal and moderate editorial policy through its editorials and contents. Pakistan Today Pakistan Today is a Pakistani English-language daily newspaper, published by ""Nawa Media Corporation"" from three Pakistani cities Lahore, Punjab; Karachi, Sindh; and Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory. Headquartered in Lahore, the newspaper was founded by its editor and publisher, senior journalist Arif Nizami, in 2010. It is a part of Lahore-based ""Nawa Media Corporation"", the media entity formed by him in 2008. Arif Nizami is the son of veteran Pakistani journalist Hameed"
"Today"" focuses on furniture for children and youth. Furniture Today Furniture Today (stylized as Furniture/Today, , USPS 330-630) is a weekly American magazine. Furniture Today was started in 1976. The magazine is published by Progressive Business Media, which is a daughter company of FT Media Holdings, about the furniture industry. In March 2010 it was acquired by Sandow Media. Its offices are in Greensboro, North Carolina. In 2006, it had a circulation of 20,682. The 2006 ""Marketers Resource Guide"" wrote that the magazine, then owned by Reed Business Information, ""remains a powerful force in the furniture manufacturing industry."" The magazine"
"""USA Today"". In 1979, Gannett named Robert C. Maynard (1937–1993) editor, becoming the first African-American editor in the paper's history. In 1983, Maynard—who by this time had become publisher and with Gannett's blessing—consolidated the ""Tribune"" and ""East Bay Today"" into a single morning newspaper under the ""Tribune"" name. In 1983, Maynard and his wife, Nancy Hicks Maynard, purchased the ""Tribune"" from Gannett for $17 million (financed by a loan from Gannett) in the first management-led leveraged buyout in U.S. newspaper history. It was also historic for the ""Tribune"" becoming the first major metropolitan daily newspaper owned by an African-American. This"
"an unprecedented series of live broadcasts from Moscow. He won plaudits for his performance, erasing any doubts about his hard-news capabilities. That trip began a whirlwind period of travel for ""Today"". Remote broadcasts from Vietnam, Vatican City, Europe, South America, and much of the United States followed between 1984 and 1989. ""Today"" began to regain its old ratings dominance against ""Good Morning America"" throughout 1985, and by early 1986, the NBC program was once again atop the ratings. In 1989, Gumbel, who was already known for his strong management style as ""Today"" anchor, wrote a memo to the executive producer"