Shock sex horror probe!!! It's all HERE!!!! (News of the World)

Member Name: doctordarke2389

Product:	News of the World
Date:	19/08/09 (6 review reads)
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Advantages: If you run out of toilet roll ..

Disadvantages: See above ...

Another publication from the lower end of the Murdoch stable, the News of the World (NoW, for brevity) has little in the way of redeeming features for those looking for 'serious' news.

It used to be known colloquially as the 'News of the Screws', because of the overtly salacious theme of its content. It may still be called that, for all I know. Times move on, but the NoW still panders to the lowest common denominator and below - the - belt story lines, although the angle of attack seems to have moved away from 'unknown nobodies' to 'talent - lite', 'well - know nobodies' who desperately cling to the lower reaches of the sliding scale of celebrity notoriety. Occasionally, they manage to snare a so - called 'big fish', but much of it is an over - sensationalized, hysterical kiss - and - tell 'exclusive' expose that amount to little of any consequence in the grand scheme of things. There's no point in me naming names here, of course; we all, I think, know who these people are.

When they do condescend to follow up apparent 'real' journalism, it's often of the cynical paedo - on - every - street - corner variety, that achieves very little other than ratchetting up social hysteria and allegedly inciting mob frenzy. It's a measure of the publication's readership that NoW mob mentality meant attacking a paediatrician. That says it all for me.

On a lighter note, the NoW has that staple of the Sundays, the sports pages, now seemingly thankfully padded with lots of footie stuff. Praise the Lord, and pass the match reports...

They do, of course, include competitions, lots of enticing stuff about 'cheap' loans (Really handy in a debt - crippled recession, that) and extensive outlines about what's on the telly over the coming week, with the accent being on soap intrigue and reality TV cojones. There you have it - all you really need to bring your Sunday alive, with a dash of sauce thrown in for good measure.

Summary: It seems to sell well enough, though ...