Is the Daily Mail really that bad?

Azure_sky

British Conservatism draped in the trappings of a tri colour. Not for me. That being said all newspapers have an audience, and all audiences have an agenda.

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Yes is it that bad. It´s not snobbery. Just blatent lie after lie.
Take this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246886/Pictured-Three-cheetahs-spare-tiny-antelopes-life--play-instead.html for example. Cheetahs making friends with an impala.
Yeah, sure, it´s trivial nonsense but that´s not even my problem,
it´s totally fabricated.


Conventiently forgot to include this and this in the photo series...

mikeym

Two newspapers I will never buy The Irish Daily Mail and The Sun :mad:

Myrddin

Yes

RichieC

Azure_sky wrote: »

British Conservatism draped in the trappings of a tri colour. Not for me. That being said all newspapers have an audience, and all audiences have an agenda.

No, the audiences are told their agenda by these papers. The folk that read tabloids aren't a thinking folk. They do not come to opinions through deep thought and reflection. They read the Mail that tells them that the polish are eating swans and the Nigerians get free cars and then they don't like them things any more. Then they have half drunken rants in the locals about them or on the site or whatever it is they do.

Priori

John Late Underclothes wrote: »

Yes is it that bad. It´s not snobbery. Just blatent lie after lie.
Take this http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1246886/Pictured-Three-cheetahs-spare-tiny-antelopes-life--play-instead.html for example. Cheetahs making friends with an impala.
Yeah, sure, it´s trivial nonsense but that´s not even my problem,
it´s totally fabricated.


Conventiently forgot to include this and this in the photo series...

Unbelievable!

corglass

mikeym wrote: »

Two newspapers I will never buy The Irish Daily Mail and The Sun :mad:

But would you read either eh? .... Bet you would!

steddyeddy

What annoys me most about the daily mail is the fact that they cant leave their bias or agendas out of things like film or book reviews. Their review of the wind that shakes the barley basically said the film was p1ss poor because the ira were in it! Several british media outlets have described the film as extremely well made.

Tusky

If you're going to discuss the Daily Mail you need to separate it's various entities. For example, The Daily Mail in England is much worse than The Irish Daily Mail. Completely different staff and also a pretty different approach to how they report the news. There isn't the same appetite in Ireland for 'immigrants out' style headlines as there is in the UK. And the reactionary reputation that the Daily Mail has largely comes from the UK paper, which is much more sensationalist. I'm not saying the Irish one isn't guilty of it as well, but its not nearly as bad.

The second thing you need to distinguish is The Irish Mail on Sunday from The Irish Daily Mail. The Irish Mail on Sunday is of a much higher quality and actually has done some very decent investigative reporting. The recent arrest of Ned O'Keeffe over mobile phone expenses came from a MOS investigation, for example.

The third thing to distinguish is the website from the paper versions. The website is a totally different beast and it's articles do not appear in any of the paper versions. It's all about big pictures, scantily clad women and flurry, nonsense stories that people can dip in and out of.

None of the above are to my taste (I'm more of a Guardian reader!) but wanted to point out the differences in the various editions.

mikemac1

Remember Mary Harney and the issue of the €12 million for vaccines for young teenage girls

As I remember the Irish Daily Mail was screaming over the State not funding these vaccines
At the same time the Daily Mail in the UK was putting out scare stories that the vaccines were unsafe

Just a bit mad

Didn't see it mentioned already in the thread
Just this reminded me of it

CL7

RichieC wrote: »

No, the audiences are told their agenda by these papers. The folk that read tabloids aren't a thinking folk. They do not come to opinions through deep thought and reflection. They read the Mail that tells them that the polish are eating swans and the Nigerians get free cars and then they don't like them things any more. Then they have half drunken rants in the locals about them or on the site or whatever it is they do.

Sorry but this post is complete bullshít. My father in law will read any rag (including the Mail) that's put in front of him. He's intelligent, liberal and thinks for himself. Where does he fit into your massive generalisation?

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

inda_kenny wrote: »

ive read worse , the guardian for example , if we ever get to a stage where guardian types are the norm in ireland or europe , im moving to afghanistan

Seriously? The Guardian worse than the Mail? At least there is consistancy with your choice of destination.

DanWall

I read the Mail because it is €1 and the Idepenant and Irish Examiner are €1.90

RichieC

CL7 wrote: »

Sorry but this post is complete bullshít. My father in law will read any rag (including the Mail) that's put in front of him. He's intelligent, liberal and thinks for himself. Where does he fit into your massive generalisation?

It was an attempt at some comedic generalisation. A little dry in hindsight.

CL7

Ah I see. My apologies.

MetalDog

Ikky Poo2 wrote: »

Other way round I thought...?

Either's good.