Baron99   771 #1501 Posted May 20, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Anna B said: The point is the Daily Mail is very influential no matter what it says, I believe it has the highest readership of any paper, and seems to appeal across a broad and varied demographic. That doesn't make what it says true, but nevertheless what it says is controlling minds across the board, and is therefore significant. The Daily Mail's daily circulation is approximately 1.1 million sales per day but this is topped by The Sun with approximately 1.2 million copies.  If you want a decent newspaper, try the 'i' newspaper (the old Independent). Personally I think it's a bit of a misnomer & people give to much credence in the belief that newspapers in this day & age, sway the public into voting a particular way or generally influence their politics?  If you look at the facts, newspaper circulation has fallen considerably in the last two decades since the rise of social media. People are more likely to be influenced by media influencers, celebrities, social media groups & echo chambers / chat rooms, that people latch on too, including sites like SF.  Now if you believe that the public is stupid because they can be influenced by reading the Daily Mail, The Sun, Daily Mirror, how stupid would you have to be, to be influenced by someone, such as a 'Z list' celebrity, who once appeared on 'Celebrity Big Brother' or 'The Only Way is Essex' who can reach a much wider audience? Edited May 20, 2021 by Baron99 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ   1,907 #1502 Posted May 20, 2021 Just now, Baron99 said: The Daily Mail's daily circulation is approximately 1.1 million sales per day but this is topped by The Sun with approximately 1.2 million copies.  If you want a decent newspaper, try the 'i' newspaper (the old Independent).  Never read it, as it came out after I bothered reading newspapers - physical or online - is it 'independent' or aligned with a certain ideology? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Baron99   771 #1503 Posted May 20, 2021 14 minutes ago, RollingJ said: Never read it, as it came out after I bothered reading newspapers - physical or online - is it 'independent' or aligned with a certain ideology? I'd say the 'i' is basically independent. It just reports the news & they have a balance of commentators with political views from all sides.  What really makes it a good paper is that you'll see a story, think that doesn't appeal to you but within a few sentences, you'll be hooked & it'll lead yo into wanting to know more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 1,907 #1504 Posted May 20, 2021 Thanks for that information. IF I get the inclination, I may have a look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
whiteowl   52 #1505 Posted May 20, 2021 11 hours ago, hackey lad said: The Daily Mail has been roundly slaughtered on this forum for false or biased reporting , yet now you are happy to quote them . Hypocritical or what ? I suppose like a stopped clock, it'll be correct twice a day 😂  Anyway - here are other links to the story if you prefer :  https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-wallpaper-flat-refurb-b1850209.html  https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/boris-johnson-carrie-symonds-840-24138399  https://metro.co.uk/2021/05/19/boris-johnsons-840-a-roll-downing-street-wallpaper-falling-down-14605970/  https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-johnson-flat-revamp-peeling-lulu-lytle-wallpaper-leaves-prime-minister-out-of-pocket-95zz3pswg  https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/boris-johnson-wallpaper-falling-down-number-11-flat-carrie-symonds-b935991.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ Â Â 1,907 #1506 Posted May 20, 2021 Just hope there's more evidence and less supposition/hyperbole in those reports - and no, I've got better things to do than read them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #1507 Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, RollingJ said: Just hope there's more evidence and less supposition/hyperbole in those reports - and no, I've got better things to do than read them. So even though each article could carefully lay out how our dear leader is gaming the system, you'd rather not know and just hope it's nonsense?  Then still vote conservative next time out presumably? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ   1,907 #1508 Posted May 20, 2021 1 minute ago, tinfoilhat said: So even though each article could carefully lay out how our dear leader is gaming the system, you'd rather not know and just hope it's nonsense?  Then still vote conservative next time out presumably? 'Could' being the operative word - I suspect they are probably re-hashes of the M-o-L story.  BTW - My voting intentions are private , but just for your interest, I haven't voted Conservative for quite a while. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tinfoilhat   11 #1509 Posted May 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, RollingJ said: 'Could' being the operative word - I suspect they are probably re-hashes of the M-o-L story.  BTW - My voting intentions are private , but just for your interest, I haven't voted Conservative for quite a while. You'll never know! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ   1,907 #1510 Posted May 20, 2021 Just now, tinfoilhat said: You'll never know! But I suspect I am right. 😉 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Arnold_Lane   0 #1511 Posted May 20, 2021 Just now, tinfoilhat said: You'll never know! Don’t be like that TinFoilHat.  I bet you don’t always not believe what you didn’t read in a paper you haven’t read!  I don’t read papers either.  Because I’m sooo edgy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
RollingJ   1,907 #1512 Posted May 20, 2021 Great tautology, @Arnold_Lane🙂 Good idea - you get fed less land-fill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...