While many newspapers in America are failing, the case is quite opposite in England. Every morning and evening during rush-hour, the streets and the tube is filled with commuters reading their daily newspaper. One paper that I frequently read while in London was the “London Evening Standard”. This is a free publication that I found mainly distributed around the tube stations. It consists mainly of national and international news along with a strong emphasis on finance for the London area. The Evening Standard was founded in 1827 and gained its notoriety for its strong foreign news reporting such as the American Civil War. It is interesting to note that this was formally a paid publication, its change to a free publication came about in October 2009. This was due to its new owner, former Russian KGB agent, Alexander Lebedev. The Evening Standard is only one of many other publications in London, other notable papers include; “The Times” and “The Sun”.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Evening_Standard
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