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| | [[Image:Daily Express front page.jpg|right|thumb|250px|July 22, 2005 edition]] | | [[Image:Daily Express front page.jpg|right|thumb|250px|July 22, 2005 edition]] |
| − | The '''''Daily Express''''' is a [[British]] tabloid [[newspaper]] published by Express Newspapers. It has a daily circulation of over 760,000. Founded in 1900, it switched from broadsheet to [[tabloid]] format in 1977. It is a frequent target of criticism by [[liberal]]s and ''[[The Guardian]]'', who accuse it of being "[[Xenophobia|xenophobic]]" and "[[Homophobia|homophobic]]." It opposes the [[European Union]]. Despite professing family values, the newspaper is part of the Northern and Shell Group, which publishes pornographic magazines and owns the pornographic Television X television channels.<ref>http://www.mediauk.com/owners/35/northern-and-shell</ref> | + | The '''''Daily Express''''' is a [[British]] tabloid [[newspaper]] published by Express Newspapers. It has a daily circulation of over 760,000. Founded in 1900, it switched from broadsheet to [[tabloid]] format in 1977. Until its shift to the globalist Left under new ownership in 2018, it was a frequent target of criticism by [[liberal]]s and ''[[The Guardian]]'', who accused it of being "[[Xenophobia|xenophobic]]" and "[[Homophobia|homophobic]]." It opposed the [[European Union]]. Despite professing family values, the newspaper is part of the Northern and Shell Group, which publishes pornographic magazines and owns the pornographic Television X television channels.<ref>http://www.mediauk.com/owners/35/northern-and-shell</ref> |
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| | ==Political and editorial stances== | | ==Political and editorial stances== |
| | During the 2012 United States presidential election campaign, it was critical of [[Barack Obama]] and favorable to [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>https://www.express.co.uk</ref> | | During the 2012 United States presidential election campaign, it was critical of [[Barack Obama]] and favorable to [[Mitt Romney]].<ref>https://www.express.co.uk</ref> |
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| − | The Daily Express is a strong supporter of [[Brexit]] (Britain's exit from the [[European Union]]).<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/latest/brexit</ref> | + | The Daily Express once was a strong supporter of [[Brexit]] (Britain's exit from the [[European Union]]).<ref>https://www.express.co.uk/latest/brexit</ref> |
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| | ==Purchase by Trinity Mirror group== | | ==Purchase by Trinity Mirror group== |
| | Described as "one of Britain’s last right-wing newspapers," the ''Daily Express'' was purchased in 2018 by the Trinity Mirror group, a left-wing media organization that promotes left-wing views such as the ''[[Daily Mirror]]''.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/07/richard-desmond-sell-right-wing-daily-express-far-left-trinity-mirror-group/ Far-Left Trinity Mirror Group Closes on Deal to Buy Right-Wing Daily Express]. ''Breitbart News''. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.</ref> | | Described as "one of Britain’s last right-wing newspapers," the ''Daily Express'' was purchased in 2018 by the Trinity Mirror group, a left-wing media organization that promotes left-wing views such as the ''[[Daily Mirror]]''.<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/02/07/richard-desmond-sell-right-wing-daily-express-far-left-trinity-mirror-group/ Far-Left Trinity Mirror Group Closes on Deal to Buy Right-Wing Daily Express]. ''Breitbart News''. February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2018.</ref> |
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| | + | The newspaper quickly became liberal and increasingly opposed to Brexit.<ref>Hale, Virginia (April 29, 2019). [https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/29/new-pro-eu-editor-of-daily-express-felt-sick-couldnt-sleep-over-papers-anti-mass-migration-stance/ New Pro-EU Editor of Daily Express ‘Felt Sick’, ‘Couldn’t Sleep’ over Paper’s Anti-Mass Migration Stance]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 29, 2019.</ref> |
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| | == References == | | == References == |