The Sorry State Of Our Newspapers

[Dave]

It's took me a few days to post this up or it would simply look like a rant.

I used to buy the Sun every day and occasionally the Times if I thought I'd have enough time to read it.

However, after buying my usual fags and Sun on the way to work I was quite disgusted that the first 5 pages were simply attacking Gordon Brown over the European Constitution. What on earth is all this about?

I buy a paper to read the news (though I have long known the Sun is rather thin in this respect) not to have the political convictions of the papers masters forced down my throat. I was a little miffed but meh, I'm used to it now.

So, the next day I again pick up the paper and on the cover is Gordon Brown again with some typical Sun rhetoric. Oh right, so 2 days in a row now they see fit to publish the political beliefs of their masters instead of reporting "news". I put the paper back in the rack and vowed to never purchase the stupid rag again, ever.

I suppose my point is that it's virtually impossible to buy a newspaper these days without some political ******** creeping in to it somewhere. Or those that try to remain impartial are obviously aimed at someone who earns 5 times the salary I do.

I've just given up now and don't even bother getting a paper at all. It simply saves me teeth gnashing until I throw it away in despair.

Sorry for the long ramble but I needed to get it off my chest. Any thoughts on this?

[avinitski]

You buy The Sun every day!?! I thought only thicko loud mouth lay abouts bought this.

I find the free Metro paper to be the only impartial paper around.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by avinitski

You buy The Sun every day!?! I thought only thicko loud mouth lay abouts bought this.

Yep, I used to and no I'm not a thick loud mouth layabout.

Unfortunately I very rarely use public transport so the metro is rather hard to get hold of.

[avinitski]

This is in Manchester, not sure for other locations but its also handed out around the town centre, btw i wasn't calling you a lazy loud mouth lay about! lol

[Dave]

Originally Posted by avinitski

This is in Manchester, not sure for other locations but its also handed out around the town centre, btw i wasn't calling you a lazy loud mouth lay about! lol

It's only available on public transport in the midlands as far as I know. I don't work around town centres so have no idea if I could get one there. Shame really cos as you say, it's a cracking paper.

P.S. I know you weren't calling me a lay about. I said I bought it on the way to work.

[Mr_Wistles]

The words "Sun" and "Newspaper" in the same sentence.

[johnscarlet]

Originally Posted by avinitski

This is in Manchester, not sure for other locations but its also handed out around the town centre, btw i wasn't calling you a lazy loud mouth lay about! lol

so who are you calling lazy loud mouth lay about ? Me ?

[bumper31]

Originally Posted by Dave W

It's took me a few days to post this up or it would simply look like a rant.

I used to buy the Sun every day and occasionally the Times if I thought I'd have enough time to read it.

However, after buying my usual fags and Sun on the way to work I was quite disgusted that the first 5 pages were simply attacking Gordon Brown over the European Constitution. What on earth is all this about?

I buy a paper to read the news (though I have long known the Sun is rather thin in this respect) not to have the political convictions of the papers masters forced down my throat. I was a little miffed but meh, I'm used to it now.

So, the next day I again pick up the paper and on the cover is Gordon Brown again with some typical Sun rhetoric. Oh right, so 2 days in a row now they see fit to publish the political beliefs of their masters instead of reporting "news". I put the paper back in the rack and vowed to never purchase the stupid rag again, ever.

I suppose my point is that it's virtually impossible to buy a newspaper these days without some political ******** creeping in to it somewhere. Or those that try to remain impartial are obviously aimed at someone who earns 5 times the salary I do.

I've just given up now and don't even bother getting a paper at all. It simply saves me teeth gnashing until I throw it away in despair.

Sorry for the long ramble but I needed to get it off my chest. Any thoughts on this?

I can't believe this has come as a surprise to you.....The sun and Murdochs empire in general have always dished out this kind of political rhetoric....

I won't touch that rag for anything....the only truly impartial paper is the Daily Sport..not unless You count Nipple counting as policy :D

[mjn]

I buy the sun if i want to look at pictures, while pretending to read the news, but if i actually want to read the news, i'll go for the Times.

[Sonic67]

Read Private Eye. Full of satire and humour and digs at the press.

[Razor]

I havent bought a newspaper in years. I got fed up of getting dirty hands from the print.

[la gran siete]

what we have in this country are political propaganda rags ,not newspapers that should be taken with a pinch of salt.Always makes me laugh when they complain about the BBCs left wing bias.
Murdoch is known for his detestation of both the EC and the BBC

[Singh400]

I find the Metro pretty good, theres always a copy on the buses around here. Plus, it's free.

[Wild Weasel]

There's nothing wrong with a little campaigning journalism now and then. It's something the red top papers love to do every few months or so. Usually it's for something laudable, like stopping child cruelty or trying to get the Prime Minister to stop weaseling out of a manifesto commitment to a referendum. Seeing as nobody aged under 50 has ever had a vote on Europe, I don't have a particular problem with that.

I think it's irritating when it's done all the time though. The Independent 'newspaper' is the worst for this. They always have the front cover and pages 1 and 2 bitching about some bleeding heart issue or other. It's a pathetic shadow of what it used to be.

[ed_mcl]

It's not just the big national papers either. There's plenty of absolute crap printed in the local rags as well, Liverpool Daily Post and Echo being a fine example.