The Information Times (Chinese: 信息时报; pinyin: Xìnxī Shíbào) is a daily Chinese-language newspaper published under the Guangzhou Daily Newspaper Group. The Information Times was founded in 1985 and is currently published in Guangzhou in Guangdong Province, China.

Information Times
信息时报
《通达民情 • 生活至上》
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Guangzhou Daily Newspaper Group
Founded1985; 39 years ago (1985)
LanguageChinese
HeadquartersHuimei Business Center,
No.83 Guangzhou Nan Boulevard,
Haizhu District
CityGuangzhou, Guangdong Province
CountryChina
Circulation1,570,000 (as of 2014)[1]
OCLC number144518437
Websiteepaper.xxsb.com (in Chinese)
Information Times
Simplified Chinese信息时报
Traditional Chinese信息時報
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXìnxī Shíbào

History

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The Information Times was initially founded in 1985 as a daily financial newspaper. On May 15, 2001, The Guangzhou Daily Newspaper Group invested in an update to the paper, making it more comprehensive. Further revisions in the next few years saw the paper focus more on coverage of city news.[2] Several events were planned to celebrate these revisions:

  • June 2002: The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway was temporarily renamed the Information Times Line, and free newspapers were given to passengers.[3]
  • January 2003: A luxury river boat was renamed the Information Times Line in honor of the newspaper.[4]

In 2006, the newspaper became the largest-selling tabloid newspaper in Guangzhou.[2]

In 2014, the Information Times was the 33rd most circulated daily newspaper in the world and 8th in China according to WAN-IFRA's World Press Trends Report.[1]

Format

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  • Section A: Political News and Commentary
  • Section B: Finance
  • Section C: Special Features
  • Section D: Entertainment and Lifestyle

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Milosevic, Mira; Chisholm, Jim; Kilman, Larry; Henriksson, Teemu (2014). "World Press Trends 2014". Paris: WAN-IFRA. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b 《信息时报》简介 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on January 1, 2013. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  3. ^ 组图:信息时报冠名的广州至北京列车 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  4. ^ 组图:信息时报冠名的珠江日夜游豪华游轮 (in Chinese). Sina Corp. March 20, 2006. Archived from the original on July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
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