claim: The Times switched to a compact format in 2004.
evidence: The Times is a British daily -LRB- Monday to Saturday -RRB- national newspaper based in London , England .. London. London. national newspaper. Newspaper#National. It began in 1785 under the title , adopting its current name on 1 January 1788 .. The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times -LRB- founded in 1821 -RRB- are published by Times Newspapers , since 1981 a subsidiary of News UK , itself wholly owned by News Corp. .. News UK. News UK. The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times. sister paper. sister paper. News Corp. News Corp. The Times and The Sunday Times do not share editorial staff , were founded independently and have only had common ownership since 1967 .. The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times. In 1959 the historian of journalism Allan Nevins analysed the importance of The Times in shaping the views of events of London 's elite  :. London. London. Allan Nevins. Allan Nevins. For much more than a century The Times has been an integral and important part of the political structure of Great Britain .. Its news and its editorial comment have in general been carefully coordinated , and have at most times been handled with an earnest sense of responsibility .. While the paper has admitted some trivia to its columns , its whole emphasis has been on important public affairs treated with an eye to the best interests of Britain .. To guide this treatment , the editors have for long periods been in close touch with 10 Downing Street .. 10 Downing Street. 10 Downing Street. The Times is the first newspaper to have borne that name , lending it to numerous other papers around the world , including The Times of India -LRB- founded in 1838 -RRB- , The Straits Times -LRB- Singapore -RRB- -LRB- 1845 -RRB- , The New York Times -LRB- 1851 -RRB- , The Irish Times -LRB- 1859 -RRB- , Le Temps -LRB- France -RRB- -LRB- 1861-1942 -RRB- , the Cape Times -LRB- South Africa -RRB- -LRB- 1872 -RRB- , the Los Angeles Times -LRB- 1881 -RRB- , the Trenton Times -LRB- 1882 -RRB- , The Seattle Times -LRB- 1891 -RRB- , The Manila Times -LRB- 1898 -RRB- , The Daily Times -LRB- Malawi -RRB- -LRB- 1900 -RRB- , El Tiempo -LRB- Colombia -RRB- -LRB- 1911 -RRB- , The Canberra Times -LRB- 1926 -RRB- , Times of Malta -LRB- 1935 -RRB- , and The Washington Times -LRB- 1982 -RRB- .. The Times of India. The Times of India. The Straits Times. The Straits Times. The New York Times. The New York Times. The Irish Times. The Irish Times. Le Temps. Le Temps ( Paris ). Cape Times. Cape Times. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. Trenton Times. Trenton Times. The Seattle Times. The Seattle Times. The Manila Times. The Manila Times. The Daily Times. The Daily Times ( Malawi ). El Tiempo. El Tiempo ( Colombia ). The Canberra Times. The Canberra Times. Times of Malta. Times of Malta. The Washington Times. The Washington Times. In these countries , the newspaper is often referred to as or , although the newspaper is of national scope and distribution .. The Times is the originator of the widely used Times Roman typeface , originally developed by Stanley Morison of The Times in collaboration with the Monotype Corporation for its legibility in low-tech printing .. Times Roman. Times New Roman. Stanley Morison. Stanley Morison. Monotype Corporation. Monotype Corporation. In November 2006 The Times began printing headlines in a new font , Times Modern .. Times Modern. Times New Roman#Other typefaces used by The Times. The Times was printed in broadsheet format for 219 years , but switched to compact size in 2004 in an attempt to appeal more to younger readers and commuters using public transport .. broadsheet. broadsheet. compact. compact ( newspaper ). The Sunday Times remains a broadsheet .. The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times. broadsheet. broadsheet. The Times had an average daily circulation of 446,164 in December 2016 ; in the same period , The Sunday Times had an average daily circulation of 792,210 .. The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times. An American edition of The Times has been published since 6 June 2006 .. It has been heavily used by scholars and researchers because of its widespread availability in libraries and its detailed index .. A complete historical file of the digitised paper , up to 2010 , is online from Gale Cengage Learning .