The document discusses the history and ownership models of tabloid newspapers in the UK. It explains that press barons in the late 19th/early 20th century controlled widely circulated newspapers. The first tabloids were published between 1890-1920, with the Daily Express and Daily Mirror being the most popular in the 1930s. Tabloid ownership transitioned to chain ownership models between the 1920s-1930s, with five big chains consolidating regional papers. The Daily Express under Lord Beaverbrook aimed to encourage appeasement policies and calm tensions in the late 1930s. The "fourth estate" refers to the press and journalism profession having political influence. Both the Daily Express and Daily Mail are right-wing conservative newspapers focused on topics