Guardian vs the Daily Mail

[zzm9980]

I don't follow British papers, but I take it the Guardian is the respectable one and the Daily Mail is the tabloid?

Both them posted articles today on Edward Snowden's girlfriend.

The Guardian:
"Lindsay Mills, a 28-year-old performance artist,"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/ju ... s-guardian

The Daily Mail (in huge bold headline font):
"Pole dancer girlfriend of Edward Snowden"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ds-newsxml

Complete with skimpy videos and strip club Youtube clips.

[bgd]

You are correct, the Guardian is the more respectable of the two. How did you pick that

The mail online is the most read news website on the internet. Obviously they have hit on the right formula.

[JR8]

I don't follow British papers, but I take it the Guardian is the respectable one and the Daily Mail is the tabloid?

Well, the Guardian is broadsheet left-wing snobbery. What any avowed socialist, er, earning $1/2mm+ (pref via some tax haven) would likely read.

I can't read it, as at a base level it's whole existence is hypocritical.

Poorer people do not read it.

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Daily Mail is a completely different kettle of fish. It's a tabloid yes, but far more intelligent than the like of the Sun or Star. It is pitched at educated middle class women - Yes - despite the apparent prurient nature of the article you link!

[Mi Amigo]

Well here's an in-depth analysis on whether or not it makes sense to read the aforementioned 'Mail' organ...

Should I read the Daily Mail?

And to save time looking at the organ itself, here is a handy Daily Mail Headline Generator, which I think may have been mentioned on here before.

[JR8]

[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...

[Mi Amigo]

[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...

My favourite random DM headline so far is...

Will asylum seekers make Sir Cliff Richard gay?

Ahem, well, er....

[JR8]

[el1601]

2

[JR8]

Is that the depth of your analysis?

[Steve1960]

[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...

What would they make of the Sun or the Daily Star?

[JR8]

[Laughing-like-a-drain] ... that's so true...

What would they make of the Sun or the Daily Star?

Haha... I have seen other tabloid-headline generators.

I recall a couple of genuine headlines though:

'Freddie Starr ate my hamster' - The Sun
'WW2 bomber found on moon' - Daily Sport

The Sun has some classics, if interested google on
'"the sun" famous front pages

[JR8]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ition.html

Girl who bedded three men a week named 'Britain's horniest student' in revolting online competition where young women are encouraged to have sex at university for cash prize

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Kwality!!!

[ecureilx]

well, the DM Mobile app is a good thing, to kill time when stuck in places ..

Yes, I do read it, on my mobile, but NEVER IN MY laptop ..

[PrimroseHill]

I love Daily Mail aka Daily Wail.
Guardian is too much of a pretension socialist for me.
Love those juicy articles where some woman have 10kids never worked and have 3 holidays a year.
Or Liz Jones and her weekly lament
Classic

[Mi Amigo]

It's quite entertaining to me (in a way that they probably didn't intend). The problems arise when it tries to portray itself as a strident, campaigning, truth-seeking, serious publication. Some readers fall for this pretense and actually take it seriously, with unfortunate consequences...

https://google.com/#q=daily+mail+untrue+stories

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