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Guardian vs the Daily Mail
Posted: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 2:50 pm
by zzm9980
I don't follow British papers, but I take it the Guardian is the respectable one and the Daily Mail is the tabloid?
Both them posted articles today on Edward Snowden's girlfriend.
The Guardian:
"Lindsay Mills, a 28-year-old performance artist,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ju ... s-guardian
The Daily Mail (in huge bold headline font):
"Pole dancer girlfriend of Edward Snowden"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml
Complete with skimpy videos and strip club Youtube clips.
Posted: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 4:15 pm
by bgd
You are correct, the Guardian is the more respectable of the two. How did you pick that
The mail online is the most read news website on the internet. Obviously they have hit on the right formula.
Re: Guardian vs the Daily Mail
Posted: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 6:20 pm
by JR8
zzm9980 wrote:I don't follow British papers, but I take it the Guardian is the respectable one and the Daily Mail is the tabloid?
Well, the Guardian is broadsheet left-wing snobbery. What any avowed socialist, er, earning $1/2mm+ (pref via some tax haven) would likely read.
I can't read it, as at a base level it's whole existence is hypocritical.
Poorer people do not read it.
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Daily Mail is a completely different kettle of fish. It's a tabloid yes, but far more intelligent than the like of the Sun or Star. It is pitched at educated middle class women - Yes - despite the apparent prurient nature of the article you link!
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 3:22 pm
by Mi Amigo
Well here's an in-depth analysis on whether or not it makes sense to read the aforementioned 'Mail' organ...
Should I read the Daily Mail?
And to save time looking at the organ itself, here is a handy
Daily Mail Headline Generator, which I think may have been mentioned on here before.
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 3:31 pm
by JR8
[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 3:36 pm
by Mi Amigo
JR8 wrote:[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...
My favourite random DM headline so far is...
Will asylum seekers make Sir Cliff Richard gay?
Ahem, well, er....
Posted: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 4:14 pm
by JR8
Posted: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 9:40 pm
by el1601
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Posted: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 11:00 pm
by JR8
Is that the depth of your analysis?
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 7:59 am
by Steve1960
JR8 wrote:[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...
What would they make of the Sun or the Daily Star?
Posted: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 1:12 pm
by JR8
Steve1960 wrote:JR8 wrote:[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...
What would they make of the Sun or the Daily Star?
Haha... I have seen other tabloid-headline generators.
I recall a couple of genuine headlines though:
'Freddie Starr ate my hamster' - The Sun
'WW2 bomber found on moon' - Daily Sport
The Sun has some classics, if interested google on
'"the sun" famous front pages
Posted: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 1:12 pm
by JR8
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ition.html
Girl who bedded three men a week named 'Britain's horniest student' in revolting online competition where young women are encouraged to have sex at university for cash prize
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Kwality!!!
Posted: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 3:48 pm
by ecureilx
well, the DM Mobile app is a good thing, to kill time when stuck in places ..
Yes, I do read it, on my mobile, but NEVER IN MY laptop ..
Posted: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 4:27 pm
by PrimroseHill
I love Daily Mail aka Daily Wail.
Guardian is too much of a pretension socialist for me.
Love those juicy articles where some woman have 10kids never worked and have 3 holidays a year.
Or Liz Jones and her weekly lament
Classic
Posted: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 5:16 pm
by Mi Amigo
It's quite entertaining to me (in a way that they probably didn't intend). The problems arise when it tries to portray itself as a strident, campaigning, truth-seeking, serious publication. Some readers fall for this pretense and actually take it seriously, with unfortunate consequences...
https://google.com/#q=daily+mail+untrue+stories
About 537,000 results