The area that mass media played the most significant role in deciding the outcome of the recent general election was the area concerning the newspapers as they are privately owned and subject to no rules concerning impartiality. The political parties can place advertisements in the newspapers. But mostly they have to rely on the news coverage of a biased editorial team. Until 1992, most newspapers in Britain were Conservative in their bias, and many people believed because the conservatives were the most successful party in British politics. After 1992, this began to change and a number of newspapers began to criticise the Conservatives and support Labour instead,