The Sun
The Sun is a British tabloid newspaper published by News UK and one of the highest-circulation papers in the country. Aimed at a mass audience, it is generally regarded as right-leaning in orientation. Known for sensational headlines, it covers news, politics, sport, and entertainment and operates a heavily trafficked companion website.
The Sun at a glance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Northern Europe · Europe
- Kind of outlet
- Tabloid
- Editorial leaning
- Right-leaning
- Founded
- 1964
- Owner
- News UK (News Corp)
- Published from
- London
- Website
- thesun.co.uk ↗
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How Crosswire groups The Sun
Crosswire groups The Sun as Right-leaning for comparisons within the United Kingdom's directory. This is an approximate Crosswire label, not a verified rating of its individual articles or a claim that every journalist shares one position. In the United Kingdom, The Guardian is listed as Left-leaning, while BBC News and Financial Times are listed as Centrist — so you can open The Sun beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.
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Where The Sun sits in the United Kingdom's press
The Sun was founded in 1964, is published from London and is owned by News UK (News Corp). It is one of 9 outlets tracked in the United Kingdom, and one of 2 tabloids among them — the other being Daily Mail. By outlets tracked, the United Kingdom ranks fifth of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.
Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to The Sun outside the United Kingdom, starting with Northern Europe, are Kronen Zeitung (Austria), Blick (Switzerland), Correio da Manhã (Portugal) and 24sata (Croatia). Opening one of them beside The Sun is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.
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