The Daily Mail

[BristolUK]

This seems like a good place to post this old favourite.

The Times is read by the people who run the country.
The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country.
The Guardian is read by the people who think they ought to run the country.
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country.
The Independent is read by the people who don't know who runs the country but are sure that they're doing it wrong.
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country.
The Daily Express is read by the people who think the country ought to be run the way it used to be run.
The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who still think it is.
And the Sun's readers don't care who runs the country providing she has big tits.

[Moor Larkin]

Blimey! Is the Morning Star still going? How did they explain what went wrong?

[samkydd]

Originally Posted by Lord Brett Boris Johnson does get quite an extraordinarily easy ride from the press. Haven't people learned after George W Bush that you can't give a top job to someone you think is just a harmless bufoon?

The difference is that Boris knows he's a harmless buffoon, but George W thinks he's the most important leader in the world. I'm just glad he's not running for Mayor of London or he may decide to carpet bomb Lincolnshire or somewhere!

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin Well they did give to Ken

Don't take Ken's name in vain, or Fell will poke you with one of his hiking sticks!

[Fellwanderer]

Originally Posted by BristolUK This seems like a good place to post this old favourite. The Times is read by the people who run the country. The Daily Mirror is read by the people who think they run the country. The Guardian is read by the people who think they ought to run the country. The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country. The Independent is read by the people who don't know who runs the country but are sure that they're doing it wrong. The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country. The Financial Times is read by the people who own the country. The Daily Express is read by the people who think the country ought to be run the way it used to be run. The Daily Telegraph is read by the people who still think it is. And the Sun's readers don't care who runs the country providing she has big tits.

An old one, but a good one

[Steve Crook]

Originally Posted by samkydd But seriously, journalists move from 'paper to 'paper like footballers signing for new clubs, so surely the opinions and political stance of that individual isn't dictated by the editor or newspaper owner otherwise they'd just train any monkey up to write exactly what they want to see printed!

You're assuming that there is any skill in what most "journalists" do

Most of them just copy the PR handouts, adjust them to fit the stance of the newspaper and maybe make up a few other "facts" if the press release doesn't quite match what their paper's stance is.

It's a bit different for the big name columnists. They are just "guns for hire" and will shoot at whatever the editor (or owner) says they should shoot at. Some columnists do write for more than one newspaper or magazine and they give quite different opinions in each.

Steve

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by samkydd Don't take Ken's name in vain, or Fell will poke you with one of his hiking sticks!

Ken's a great bloke. I lived in London in the early Eighties when his GLC first did the zoning fares, which meant I could travel on the underground nice and cheap. I liked it when politicians did things for me, rather than to me. Happy days.

[Fellwanderer]

Originally Posted by samkydd The difference is that Boris knows he's a harmless buffoon, but George W thinks he's the most important leader in the world. I'm just glad he's not running for Mayor of London or he may decide to carpet bomb Lincolnshire or somewhere!

Do you mean he might flatten it?

Don't take Ken's name in vain, or Fell will poke you with one of his hiking sticks!

Why would I do that? I'm sure Ken can stick up for himself.

I must say, Ken is one of the few politicians I would trust - pity I can't vote for him.

[Marky B]

I get my news from David Brent down under - he seems to know what is going on in this country better than I do.
Ta Ta
Marky B

[Moor Larkin]

Tonight, the most of us who won't be voting can at least watch:
BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Newsnight's London mayoral debate

[Moor Larkin]

Originally Posted by Moor Larkin BBC NEWS | Programmes | Newsnight | Newsnight's London mayoral debate

Well, that was rivetting stuff.

I can see that a mayor is desperately needed.........

Pretty much what I thought all along.

[David Brent]

Any paper that has Fred Bassett cannot be all bad.

Dave.

[Lord Brett]

The sports coverage is pretty good, too, but it's still a right-wing propaganda sheet, which is all it's ever been.

[Marky B]

Originally Posted by Lord Brett The sports coverage is pretty good, too, but it's still a right-wing propaganda sheet, which is all it's ever been.

Every word there can be related to the Daily Mirror except to change the word "right" to "left". It all balances out in the end. I read both with equal interest.
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Marky B

[Marky B]

Originally Posted by David Brent Any paper that has Fred Bassett cannot be all bad. Dave.

All of its cartoon content is pretty good.
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Marky B

[Lord Brett]

Originally Posted by Marky B Every word there can be related to the Daily Mirror except to change the word "right" to "left". It all balances out in the end. I read both with equal interest. Ta Ta Marky B

The Mirror in the sixties and seventies was a magnificent paper - popular, intelligent and campaigning. That fat crook Maxwell has a lot to answer for.