We buy fourteen newspaper's per week and I am sick to death of reading about pop star's and showbiz personalities, Three AM, Jordan, Liz hurley, Michael Douglas, Katherine Zeta Jones, many, many, more that I can't think of at the moment, Michael Barrymore, and the rest of the pervert's, WHO CARE'S? not me!

I buy newspaper's for NEWS, I want to know what is going on in the world, stories from other countries what is happening elsewhere, I couldn't care less about how many lover's these idiot's have had, or how many times a night they can do it, who can do it with a man, or a woman, this is pandering to filthy pervert's who get a thrill out of reading about it.

Also, the amount of sport in the newspaper's is unbeleivable there are as many pages devoted to sport as there are to the news, when I buy a newspaper I separate the sport pages and there is very little left. We spend nearly £200 per annum on this rubbish and I for one is fed up with it. :evil: :twisted: :? :(

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Originally posted by "Anonymous"

We buy fourteen newspaper's per week and I am sick to death of reading about pop star's and showbiz personalities, Three AM, Jordan, Liz hurley, Michael Douglas, Katherine Zeta Jones, many, many, more that I can't think of at the moment, Michael Barrymore, and the rest of the pervert's, WHO CARE'S? not me!

I buy newspaper's for NEWS, I want to know what is going on in the world, stories from other countries what is happening elsewhere, I couldn't care less about how many lover's these idiot's have had, or how many times a night they can do it, who can do it with a man, or a woman, this is pandering to filthy pervert's who get a thrill out of reading about it.

Also, the amount of sport in the newspaper's is unbeleivable there are as many pages devoted to sport as there are to the news, when I buy a newspaper I separate the sport pages and there is very little left. We spend nearly £200 per annum on this rubbish and I for one is fed up with it. :evil: :twisted: :? :(

Of course this depends on which newspapers you buy. I read most of the newspapers but that is because I have access to them for free, I don't think i would be paying any such money for alot of them.

The only newspaper that's worth its cover price is the Metro.

Originally posted by "Andy"

The only newspaper that's worth its cover price is the Metro.

The Metro has been known to pull the odd scoop out!

I have only recently started reading the red tops since the Daily Mirror turned into the Daily Diana. Now I won't touch the Mirror and prefer the sun.

They are okay - but I am extremely wary of their sensasionlist stuff.

Moon Maiden

I buy the Guardian because its not owned by Rupert Murdoch or Conrad Black. They own so much media they have the ability to control people, and I dont want to be controlled. I'm not saying that there exists an unbiased newspaper, but I find the Guardian giving a fair amount of criticism to all parties it happens to have a story about and it points out the good things as well. With regards to the looming War in Iraq they have published articles covering all sides of the affairs and have no qualms about producing a 3000 word article on issues which have depth. If you want to read a newspaper then get a broadsheet, if your more interested in reading about what you'll be watching on TV anyway (Eastenders, Corrie, Emmerdale) then get the Star or something like it.

I may as well rant: the Daily Mail is written by people who know where they stand on every issue and for people who know where they stand on every issue. These people, including my family members, are completely immovable to reason and fact. The Mail scorned Piccasso, freted over the Jew refugees from Germany and Austria, and are still having a go at art and refugees in exactly the same way. They are so predictable and biased that it makes me feel ill whenever I'm unfortunate enough to have nothing better do than read the thing.

The Daily Star and The Daily Express are owned by a pornographer who has cut the number of staff on the papers dramatically and allows cross posting. (As in same story word for word in both papers) They have less than a fifth of the people working on the Star and the Express together than the Sunday Mail has. The People is a joke. The Mirror is confused. The Times, and the Independent do allright, and are easily bearable.

The Sun sometimes has some funny stuff in, but todays announcement that Les Dennis has a new love in his life is never going to get me interested in the Sun.

Originally posted by "richard"

I buy the Guardian because its not owned by Rupert Murdoch or Conrad Black. They own so much media they have the ability to control people, and I dont want to be controlled. I'm not saying that there exists an unbiased newspaper, but I find the Guardian giving a fair amount of criticism to all parties it happens to have a story about and it points out the good things as well. With regards to the looming War in Iraq they have published articles covering all sides of the affairs and have no qualms about producing a 3000 word article on issues which have depth. If you want to read a newspaper then get a broadsheet, if your more interested in reading about what you'll be watching on TV anyway (Eastenders, Corrie, Emmerdale) then get the Star or something like it.

I may as well rant: the Daily Mail is written by people who know where they stand on every issue and for people who know where they stand on every issue. These people, including my family members, are completely immovable to reason and fact. The Mail scorned Piccasso, freted over the Jew refugees from Germany and Austria, and are still having a go at art and refugees in exactly the same way. They are so predictable and biased that it makes me feel ill whenever I'm unfortunate enough to have nothing better do than read the thing.

The Daily Star and The Daily Express are owned by a pornographer who has cut the number of staff on the papers dramatically and allows cross posting. (As in same story word for word in both papers) They have less than a fifth of the people working on the Star and the Express together than the Sunday Mail has. The People is a joke. The Mirror is confused. The Times, and the Independent do allright, and are easily bearable.

The Sun sometimes has some funny stuff in, but todays announcement that Les Dennis has a new love in his life is never going to get me interested in the Sun.

I have to say I prefer The Times. Especially The Sunday Times. I have always found the Guardian a a little too Left Wing.

I used to read The Guardian in my student days but find it too arty farty nowadays. I've gone full circle and now much prefer The Daily Telegraph which is not nearly as right wing as it used to be.

I don't buy any newspapers as the news is reported with a bias slant towards their own politics.
Watch BBC News 24 and CNN for unbiased reporting.

I buy The Sun, but I only read Striker :D

Originally posted by "Sidla"

I buy The Sun, but I only read Striker :D

I think Striker has gone downhill over the last 6 months or so....I didn't like those two idiots taking over the club etc. I storylines recently have been boring me so much that I have struggled to read it of late.

I thought that was a good storyline, but I don't like the thing about Nick moving to Australia. He's bound to move back and start managing the club again soon though, now that his football carrer has been ruined.

BTW, I can't believe we're having a conversaition about a newspaper cartoon strip! :lol:

Originally posted by "Sidla"

I thought that was a good storyline, but I don't like the thing about Nick moving to Australia. He's bound to move back and start managing the club again soon though, now that his football carrer has been ruined.

BTW, I can't believe we're having a conversaition about a newspaper cartoon strip! :lol:

:) Well, the storyline started off okay but seemed to drag on and on. I got tired of it.

Of Course Newspapers Are Worth Buying!

I Find It Offensive That You Could You Ask Such A Question!:mad:

They Are A Daily Source Of News,Education And Fun (Oh,And Yes,The Horoscopes) That No Home Should Be Without.In Fact Every Home Should Have At Least 3 Different Newspaper A Day To Get A Balanced Opinion Of World Events.

If Not For Yourselves,Think Of Your Kids.I'm Sure You'd Want Them To Get Off To A Good Start In Life,And Teaching Them To Read Newspapers On A Regular Basis Can Only Be A Good Thing.

Also,By The Purchasing Of Newspapers You're Doing Your Bit For The Local Economy.In Return For Keeping Me In Business-(Oh,Did I Forget To Mention,I'm A Newsagent),I Can Afford To Go Out,Keeping The Local Landlords In Business.It's Just The Way Of The World.:hihi: :thumbsup:

Have you considered the online editions of certain papers? You could also look at online English editions of foreign newspapers.

(Pause while I go and find one...)

Here's one I found earlier:

http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1089787.ece

I buy the Guardian but only for G2, crossword, media and education sections. All my other news I get online because I find it more accessible. If I find a story particularly interesting or affecting my life, I will tend to read the Guardian's slant on it.

Long bus journeys are now bearable thanks to the Metro, which, while it may not be the most accurate or gripping paper, they have some of the weirdest stories and only a little celebrity gossip, making it easy reading fodder that doesn't offend me.

Wilf

just bought one today 'cos i had an ppointment at the hospital. complete waste of money - although my rabiit will have a fine time on it.
i do try to read selective papers at certain fast food outlets, but the though of spending 4-5 quid a week reqularly upsets my Yorkshire mentality.

If the Sheffield Star was replaced by a local good evening news program I don't think I would by any. Stopped buying morning papers when beckam was born and he married old spice.

Originally posted by Andy
The only newspaper that's worth its cover price is the Metro.

I like Metro, you get the basic facts, in a short article, with no waffle and over elaboration by someone trying to win a creative writing award.

I find the best way to use newspapers is to buy a wide variety. Obviously you can't read them all every day, but at least if you chop and change on a regular basis you get to digest lots of different view points on lots of different topics.

And like it or not - the British press is one of the pillars of our society. Just imagine the wrong-doings, political scandals ect. ect. that would go unnoticed without journalists to uncover them.

And even the trashier tabloids occasionally come up with good scoops, or mount campaigns on behalf of the public - like the anti-Iraq war campaign (not that it did much good).

I don't think you'll find a news gathering organisation in the world that's totally unbiased. I noticed the Beeb was called neutral in an earlier post, but I would have to disagree. The BBC has a very ridgid agenda in my opinion.

The best thing to do is absorb as much news as you can, from as many sources as possible - for a well-balanced view of the world.

I only buy the Times for the Crossword and G2. the big part gets given away...

I read alot of news online, i get the sheffield star everyday for the local news/sports, I buy the Mail on sunday and thats it. I like to read the papers...

I used to buy a paper most days I went past a newsagent (Indy during the week, Guardian on a Saturday for the guide when we used to have decent arts stuff coming to sheffield :) The red tops just fill me with disgust) These days it's pretty rare, I tend to just browse the news online... Doesn't have so many in-depth articles, but keeps me up to date with the world nice and quickly. And scanning the General Chitchat forum will also bring up anything new straight away! ;)

To be honest the internet makes printed media seem very expensive. I'm not saying it will totally replace it, but when you think that an entry-level broadband subscription costs less than buying a decent paper every day, I know which I'd choose of the two... (and the cynic in me thinks the internet has also destroyed my attention span which is needed for reading a paper!)

One thing I do like about papers recently is the move to having grown-up papers in tabloid format. Of all the places I'd read a newspaper, I'd very rarely have the room to spread out a broadsheet properly.

Before coming to work in China , I paid for a year's supply of Weekly Telegraphs. This contains all the week's most important stories in one edition. Papers like this are great if you're working anywhere , "off the beaten track".
The Guardian do one similar but I particularly like the Telegraph as it usually has a couple of up-to-date chess games in it , a general knowledge quizword , two ordinary crosswords and one or two other puzzles.
I think it's generally a well-written paper and even its cartoons are usually funny !
They also sell English language papers out here and I get the China Daily----about as far removed from the Sun as you could get ! It only costs 8p. but where I am , you get all 6 editions arriving on the same day so I try to , "ration " them out ----but it never works.
If you think English papers are bad or boring you want to try reading China Daily !

Originally posted by Fareast

If you think English papers are bad or boring you want to try reading China Daily !

No thanks ! :D

But why don't you read the Telegraph on-line. I think it's free registration.

I read the Indy, Guardian, and Times on-line editions, also what's available on line of the Spectator [just for fun ;) ], the Economist has quite a bit of free on-line content as does the New Scientist journal.

Prospect magazine also has a lot of free content in it's web edition.

Yes- the sunday times is worth double the cost of it easily, i just love getting up on a sunday, sitting out in the sun with endless cups of tea working my way through each section.

Its the best newspaper in the world!

I hate crap papers like the mirror and the sun and now the daily mail- they are terrible.

I haven't bought newspapers for two years,and I'd had the "Star" delivered for forty years, but my newsagent refused to tell his paperboy off, for leaving the paper sticking out of the door, I'd asked politely if he could push it through as it encouraged burglars, but he gloated and continued to leave it sticking out, so I asked the newsagent, and he refused because the youngster might not come back, so I said that my family spent about £16.00 a week in that shop, so if he could afford to lose that amount of money each week, then I wouldn't come back either, and I haven't. As for the papers,
the "Star" phoned me up last week to ask if we had the newspaper, When I said no, they offered it me for 10p per night, and I still refused it.I couldn't believe a grown man could panda to such a little pipsqueak like that.

We use charmin :loopy:

Originally posted by Freebird
Of Course Newspapers Are Worth Buying!

I Find It Offensive That You Could You Ask Such A Question!:mad:

They Are A Daily Source Of News,Education And Fun (Oh,And Yes,The Horoscopes) That No Home Should Be Without.In Fact Every Home Should Have At Least 3 Different Newspaper A Day To Get A Balanced Opinion Of World Events.

If Not For Yourselves,Think Of Your Kids.I'm Sure You'd Want Them To Get Off To A Good Start In Life,And Teaching Them To Read Newspapers On A Regular Basis Can Only Be A Good Thing.

Also,By The Purchasing Of Newspapers You're Doing Your Bit For The Local Economy.In Return For Keeping Me In Business-(Oh,Did I Forget To Mention,I'm A Newsagent),I Can Afford To Go Out,Keeping The Local Landlords In Business.It's Just The Way Of The World.:hihi: :thumbsup:


HA. BLOODY HA. !!! :rant: :loopy: :help:

Originally posted by Mo
I used to read The Guardian in my student days but find it too arty farty nowadays. I've gone full circle and now much prefer The Daily Telegraph which is not nearly as right wing as it used to be.

The Mail is certainly more right-wing than the DT; however, the DT isn't aimed at menopausal women that harp on about their problems.

I used to interchange between the two left-wing papers, but now read The Times in paperformat, and DT online, but will buy both in paper format on Saturdays.

I particularly like The Times' 'The Knoweldge' supplement.

Greybeard

A genuine thanks for your advice .
Problem !
I'm really computer illiterate . I can only use it , "mechanically " , just to get what I need-----like my Yahoo site , Sheff. Forum ....etc....Another problem might be that some of the instructions on the screen are in Chinese , so if I have to cross that line , as it were , I'd get stuck.
However , I would appreciate it ,if you could tell me what to do. Imagine you are explaining it to a 5 year old child !!
Also , I think I would still order the actual paper as one of my favourite pastimes abroad is sitting , drinking beer at an outside cafe and reading a book or a newspaper .
Still , thanks for the info. !

Originally posted by Fareast
Greybeard
However , I would appreciate it ,if you could tell me what to do. Imagine you are explaining it to a 5 year old child !!


You're about the same age as me mate, - soI know what you mean :D

Well here are the links -

http://www.guardian.co.uk/

http://www.independent.co.uk/

http://www.thetimes.co.uk/

http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/

http://www.spectator.co.uk/

http://www.newscientist.com/

http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/

http://www.economist.co.uk/

you can use the links directy from this message by clicking on them, then just bookmark the site in the usual way in your browser.

The Spectator used to be entirely free but has recently gone to subscription, although a cetain amount of the content is still free you have to register to read it.

The Independent, Economist and New Scientist also allow only a portion of the content to be read without subsciption.



Also , I think I would still order the actual paper as one of my favourite pastimes abroad is sitting , drinking beer at an outside cafe and reading a book or a newspaper .


Got the T-shirt from Malta, Hong Kong and Singapore etc. , makes you feel all 'colonial', at least it did in the 1950s ;)

Greybeard , thanks !

I still do try the , "colonial ' bit, even though Britain's power has declined.
I keep shouting at them as some of the daft buggers can't even speak English , never mind , Sheffield.
If they give any cheek or impudence I usually wop them over the head with a large cane.

Might see you in Sheffield for a pink gin when I get back !

Originally posted by Fareast

Might see you in Sheffield for a pink gin when I get back !

You could stop-over in HK and have a ride on one of our old trams :thumbsup:

In answer to the original question:

"Are they worth reading".

Well, on paper (pun intended :P), reading yesterdays news is a bit odd. However I often purchase a newspaper when I'm on the train or whatever. It just helps pass the time more than anything.