Do you read the Daily Mail?

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I read a mix of The economist(Heavily capitalist, less regulation etc which is fiscally right, socially left), the times(center-right), the independent(center-left) and the guardian(Left...P).
 
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Ok, so it's seems lots of people read the mail for the celebs and a "laugh" or for "the tv guide" etc. Only a few admit to actually reading it because they like its news reporting. I'm sensing a bit of mail ashamedness (should be a word!) going on. Can we get some people who chose to read it defend its journalism, its editorial bias and story content? Is anyone willing to do that to help me understand? Or maybe its just that the people who read it aren't that interested in the news?

I read the guardian, times and bbc and am happy for people to judge me for my news source choices. I think it's important to read good journalism and get an impartial a view as possible. The guardian is preachy and prejudiced, the times has a strong editorial bias (through emphasis and omission), and the bbc tries to appear impartial which means that in many cases it avoids what would be fair criticism. Generally though, in the stories they do run, these sources try to some extent to be objective, and report the whole story.

However, the Daily Mail doesn't seem to make any attempt to write about "the truth" or analyse things in an objective manner whatsoever. It seems to want to sensationalise everything and stoke up people's fears. Now I know this is generally the case for tabloid journalism, but the Mail tries to portray itself as more serious and respectable than it is. The fact that it's the second highest paper in the country saddens me. :( Whilst you are browsing celeb picks or reading it "for a laugh" you start to lose perspective, and slowly, insidiously, you start to normalise the headlines until there doesn't seem to be anything odd about them. You start to believe...
 
I frequently troll the comments section of the Daily Mail website and try to be as offensive as possible while still getting my comments posted. I take on the air of a young liberal philosophy student and post pseudo-intellectual tirades against everyone I can. I think my record has been 1400 odd red arrows.
 
dmpoole said:
No argument.
You're paying extra for a piece of paper when internet news is just as good if not better.
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I don't understand your argument either. Are you seriously suggesting it's not worth 30 pence to catch up on the days news, if you were for example, catching the train from London to Edinburgh, with no pocket TV or laptop?
 
No, I have a soul.

Also I don't really read the newspaper anyways, I'm more of an online type of news person :p Also don't really like Daily fails take on things.
 
Tim said:
I don't understand your argument either. Are you seriously suggesting it's not worth 30 pence to catch up on the days news, if you were for example, catching the train from London to Edinburgh, with no pocket TV or laptop?
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That would be a valid reason and me and Mrs Poole often buy a paper ourselves when making such a trip which would be around twice a year.
 
Theophany said:
Oh true, I just think its a touch of the old hyperbole in many cases when people blame it for all the hatred in the world. Something that is patently not true.
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I say it was responsible for all the hatred in the world, or even in this country. Just that it was responsible for spewing out hatred.

And the "neo-nazis" was refering to the people who write it, not the people who read it.
 
Spektor said:
Unfounded trash made for uneducated trash. Although when I'm feeling randy enough to want to look at some side bewb but not randy enough to ring myself dry you will find me peruising the celebrity section of the website.
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The fact that it is Britian's most read paper makes you the minority.
 
simulatorman said:
You obviously don't read The Times. It’s always been just right of centre and at the last election it endorsed the Conservative party.
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sorry my bad

The Times announced its support for the Conservatives. Their editorial said: "The Times has not endorsed the Conservative Party at a general election for 18 years.
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Ergates said:
I hate them because they're scum, but I think they should be killed because they deliberately encourage an environment of suspiscion, fear and resentment. They cause nothing but misery and anger and their continued existance is detrimental to this country and all who live in it.

Eliminate the Mail and the net amount of hatred in this country would drop significantly overnight. This would be a good thing and well worth the lives of a few neo-nazis.
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LOL LOL LOL

You speak of their encouragement of resentment and yet you express your wish to 'KILL THEM' 'AS THEIR SCUM' you are as bad no worse than those you oppose at least the DM doesn't call for people or organizations to be killed! I suspect that anyone who doesn't share you liberal bent is in your book a neo nazi! It is people such as yourself who are so vocal in opposition to anything that is not as liberally left as yourself that are infact the cancer of free speech in this country and I for one find it rather amusing reading your hate filled rate at the DM.

Grow up.
 
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Ergates said:
I say it was responsible for all the hatred in the world, or even in this country. Just that it was responsible for spewing out hatred.

And the "neo-nazis" was refering to the people who write it, not the people who read it.
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It isn't written by neo-nazis. It's written by hacks, who write things purely to rile you up and it is clearly working.

The comment about DM being responsible for all hatred was more a generalisation than a direct accusation. My point being that people exaggerate how evil it is.
 
badcompany said:
You speak of their encouragement of resentment and you express your wish to 'KILL THEM' 'AS THEIR SCUM'
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Learn to read.
I hate them because they're scum, but I think they should be killed because....
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See the "but" there? Try and work out what it means in that context.

Also - I'm advocating that a bunch of people be murdered and you're calling me a liberal? Erm....
 
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