The Occupied Times of London is the independent newspaper of Occupy London.[1][2][3] Produced in the camp at St.Paul’s and Finsbury Square by the Indy Media team, the paper includes news, features and interviews. It is a free handout publication that operates on a non-profit distribution basis and was first published on Wednesday 26 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 with 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 2 November 2011 in a new "broadsheet" format. On Wednesday 9 November 2011, with the third issue published to coincide with the Student March in London. The broadsheet format has continued with subsequent issues and is printed by Aldgate Press in London.
Issue four was published on Wednesday 16 November, on salmon pink newsprint, 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 23 November, with a front page picture and story about the occupation of the former UBS bank building in Sun Street London, by protestors who are using the site to setup a 'Bank of Idea's'.
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