The Occupied Times of London
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The Occupied Times of London is the independent newspaper of Occupy London
. Produced in the camp at St.Paul’s and Finsbury Square by the Indy Media team, the paper includes news, features and interviews. The newspaper is a free handout publication that operates on a non-profit distribution basis and was first published on Wednesday 26th of October 2011.
The first edition covered twelve pages including a back page which could be used as a banner at the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest. The Occupied Times is produced weekly by a team of volunteers including journalists, photojournalists, designers and cartoonists and features articles and interviews by well known social and political commentators. A copy of the first issue was requested by the Museum of London
and will be displayed in their Media History section.
The second edition of the Occupied Times of London was printed and published on 2nd November 2011 in a new "broadsheet
" format. On Wednesday 9th November 2011 the third issue of The Occupied Times of London was published to coincide with the Student March in London. The broadsheet format has continued with this issue and is printed locally by Aldgate Press in London.
Issue four was published on Wednesday 16th November, on salmon pink newsprint, again using the broadsheet format with a print run of 2000 copies. It was completed and first made available from the new permanent base for the newspaper at a large marquee located at Finsbury Square, London. The back cover made a reference to the Financial Times Newspaper, with a backdrop of financial graphs and the bold heading of 'Financial Crimes'.
The fifth issues was published on Wednesday 23rd November, with a front page picture and story about the taking over of the former UBS bank builing in Sun Street London, by protestors who are using the site to setup a 'Bank of Idea's'.
Reporters
Design Team
Photographer
Occupy London
Occupy London is an ongoing peaceful protest and demonstration against economic inequality, the lack of affordability of housing in the United Kingdom, social injustice, corporate greed and the influence of companies and lobbyists on government taking place in London, United Kingdom, which started...
. Produced in the camp at St.Paul’s and Finsbury Square by the Indy Media team, the paper includes news, features and interviews. The newspaper is a free handout publication that operates on a non-profit distribution basis and was first published on Wednesday 26th of October 2011.
The first edition covered twelve pages including a back page which could be used as a banner at the Occupy London Stock Exchange protest. The Occupied Times is produced weekly by a team of volunteers including journalists, photojournalists, designers and cartoonists and features articles and interviews by well known social and political commentators. A copy of the first issue was requested by the Museum of London
Museum of London
The Museum of London documents the history of London from the Prehistoric to the present day. The museum is located close to the Barbican Centre, as part of the striking Barbican complex of buildings created in the 1960s and 70s as an innovative approach to re-development within a bomb damaged...
and will be displayed in their Media History section.
The second edition of the Occupied Times of London was printed and published on 2nd November 2011 in a new "broadsheet
Broadsheet
Broadsheet is the largest of the various newspaper formats and is characterized by long vertical pages . The term derives from types of popular prints usually just of a single sheet, sold on the streets and containing various types of material, from ballads to political satire. The first broadsheet...
" format. On Wednesday 9th November 2011 the third issue of The Occupied Times of London was published to coincide with the Student March in London. The broadsheet format has continued with this issue and is printed locally by Aldgate Press in London.
Issue four was published on Wednesday 16th November, on salmon pink newsprint, again using the broadsheet format with a print run of 2000 copies. It was completed and first made available from the new permanent base for the newspaper at a large marquee located at Finsbury Square, London. The back cover made a reference to the Financial Times Newspaper, with a backdrop of financial graphs and the bold heading of 'Financial Crimes'.
The fifth issues was published on Wednesday 23rd November, with a front page picture and story about the taking over of the former UBS bank builing in Sun Street London, by protestors who are using the site to setup a 'Bank of Idea's'.
Staff
Key Editorial Team- Steven Maclean
- Natalia Sanchez-Bell
- Hannah Borno
- Martin Eirmann
- Mircea Barbu
- Flaminia Giambalvo
Reporters
- Mark Kauri
Design Team
- Lazaros Kakoulidis
- Tzortzis Rallis
Photographer
- Matthew Myatt