My Political Position

Gall1987

Gall1987

Gall1987

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I have recently returned to education and my lecturer has advised everybody to start reading a broadsheet newspaper over a tabloid.

It is something I've always preferred but never been able to choice which would suit me due to all the different political views. I am not sure which would suit me as politics is not my strong point. I do have a slight interest in politics and have my own opinions and views but I'm not to sure where I would fall (right, centre, left etc) and which would be the best newspaper for me to read.

Any thoughts or help would be useful. I have been around a few sites and they all seem to point at The Guardian as being the best broadsheet newspaper.
 
I'd suggest buying as many broadsheets as possible, read them and see which one you prefer :)
 
I'm going to try that I see which I prefer but I just wondered if anybody has any views on which they prefer etc.

I used to read the Daily Mirror when I was younger and have realised now that it is utter trash! I would probably prefer something in a tabloid format and I would say I support the Labour Party more than any others but don't have any strong bias towards either party.
 
Do what I do and alternate. Why read from only one source? I tend to get the guardian and times on alternate days. They definitely seem to be the best and then telegraph and independent which seem to be more to the right and left respectively.

edit: the times like all papers is not impartial!
 
I rarely read the newspapers, I find it's easier to get news online, but when I do it's either The Times or The Guardian that I read. You might also want to give Public Eye a look.
 
You could always try something like the Political Compass to get a very rough idea of where your personal politics lie - there's a certain amount of debate about how good this one is but it's illustrative enough to give you more of a clue and all the ones I've tried have flaws of one description or another.

Reading a few for balance is better than just reading one but generally speaking I quite like the style of The Times although my politics are comparatively left leaning. Then again if I'm bored and a paper happens to be near I'll read most or at least attempt to.
 
What I think you should be asking instead... rather than which paper politically suits you, is which paper is of high quality.

As long as you read a newspaper with the knowledge that there may be a motive behind some or all of the articles and comments, then you're fine.

In fact I'd suggest reading a paper which might challenge your political views.

If it helps the Independent is a very poor paper :P

I read both the Guardian and the Telegraph. And at times I get annoyed at both of them, but generally speaking I find them to be reasonable quality.
 
Don't limit yourself in political views.
I read up on all the political partys but i still have my views, I'm pretty left wing as it goes. Can't stand misinformed or undecided voters.
 
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