Comments on: Paper envy

By: John

John — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 05:05:39 +0000

Ah, how I recall those drizzly days in London 4 years ago, learning from the Guardian how American soldiers bite the heads off babies and other facts the American media hide from us. You make it seem like yesterday….

By: Glyn

Glyn — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:16:15 +0000

And try the Danny Baker Show on BBC Radio London between 3 pm and 5 pm - I’ll shut up now.

By: Glyn

Glyn — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:15:19 +0000

By the way, if you want to watch ABC news, it’s on the BBC News 24 channel every night; CBS news is on ITV 3 every night, and the News Show by that comedian (I forget his name but he’s introducing the Oscars) is on the More4 channel at 8.30 pm and then a few hours later. And I guess you can get most US radio channels over the internet.

By: Glyn

Glyn — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 23:08:18 +0000

But have you noticed that there is almost no overlap between what’s considered news in e.g. The Times and The Sun, even though they belong to the same company. What’s news in one isn’t news in the other, and that applies to all the ‘quality’ papers and the ‘tabloids’.

Don’t forget to get “Private Eye” weekly - and you should be able to pick up the regional and Scottish newspapers in various places (i.e. The Scotsman, the Western Mail, etc).

Well the Sun is working-class right wing, and I disagree with almost everything in it but I’ll always try and borrow it if a friend has got one - it’s immensely quick-witted.

But, best of all, go into WH Smiths store and buy “The Week” which is a digest of all the papers’ articles - I think it’s called that, is that correct?

Best wishes and hope your health is well, so that you don’t have to trust British hospitals - and don’t get bird flu either.

By: jeff

jeff — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:05:16 +0000

I too am a Guardian fan, being somewhat left leaning - but it does more than ‘give Labour some (justified) stick’. It vigorously opposes many policies :- entering the Iraq war, ID cards, loss of personal freedom etc. but ensures that its articles are comprehensive & well researched and publishes rebuttals if submitted. Altogether a good read.
The great thing about the UK (as your initial poster noted) is the competition between a variety of papers/journals. My ‘balance’ is provided by the Spectator.

By: green nigel

green nigel — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 14:15:25 +0000

Ah, it’s tough for us expats. How I miss Sunday mornings poring over The Observer and the News of the Screws. Just for balance, y’see.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:19:07 +0000

Gotta agree with you there! The new design and sizing has been a great move and really made a difference to the reading experience. I also like the fact that, despite being left-sided, it isn’t afraid to give Labour some (justified) stick when it needs to!

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:07:51 +0000

I’m with Ashok: The Guardian is a beautiful paper that knows its audience inside out. Great supplements, enlightened online policy, carefully-managed brand extension… but I disagree with practically everything in it.

Never a dull moment, though.

Don’t forget the Torygraph - its “Electronic Telegraph”, which sounds quaint but is just right for a newspaper whose readers still call the radio the wireless - was the UK’s first online paper. It also pioneered podcasting. Like the Guardian, it has a good idea of its target readership, though is a more interesting read at the moment because of the agonising between the centre and the right in the Conservative establishment.

By: Francis

Francis — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:51:28 +0000

Not reading the Torygraph?

By: ashok

ashok — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 06:27:34 +0000

Love, love, love the Guardian — don’t agree with a thing they say. But still, it’s a very good paper.