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Daily Star
by xd-o-n-z-x Whilst I am not a regular Daily Star reader (by that I mean that I do not buy it every single day), however, it is one of my 'favourites' when I do buy a newspaper (once a week/fortnight etc). The Daily Star is a British Tabloid Magazine which is out Monday-Saturday. It is widely available at (all, I think?) newsagents and ... supermarkets etc, for just 30p. Whilst the paper is probably aimed at men (say aged 18+, due to the page 3 content) I due think that the paper is also 'female friendly' and so I would say that there is something for everyone to enjoy, whether it is current affairs, celebrity, real life stories, sport etc, you will find it all here. The Daily Star features both long and short stories. I prefer it like this as I find that there is nothing worse than a paper full of 'long' articles which aren't 'fun' to read. I like the short articles because they are 'short' and 'sweet'. However, I tend to like the 'longer' stories too, especially as they tend to be straight to the point and don't drag on and on like Broadsheet type papers do. I also like how this newspaper also features serious news stories as well as 'fun' stories. Being a huge celebrity fan, I love that celebrities play a huge part in this newspaper; I love seeing what they've been up to etc and so if you like celebrity gossip then you will love this newspaper. I also like how there is a mixture of stories and celebrities as well as on 'normal people'. These stories certainly make interesting reads. The newspaper consists of simple language which means that it is easy to read. The use of simple language means that you do not have to think about what you are reading too much which means that it is a great newspaper for reading whilst chilling out. There isn't a huge amount of adverts in this newspaper which is great news. One thing which I did notice however is the fact that the adverts that are in the newspaper are ones which the readers can actually relate to; such as supermarket offers etc. ~ * Features * ~ There are some great features in this newspaper. A lot of them are the same-type ones you would find in gossip magazines; gossip columns with all the latest celebrity news and gossip, as well as another column called 'Play List' which features all the latest music news - being a huge music fan, I love this. Another section which I like is an article called ' Text Maniacs' which consists of a load of texts which readers have sent in. Some of these can be quite comical. I enjoy this section as it lets you see what the rest of Britain are thinking and how certain 'news issues' are affecting others. The TV guide I find is useful as it allows me to see what's on and also helps me plan my evening. For example if I know a good programme is on at 10pm then I will make sure that I am in before that time etc. So this I find to be very useful in helping me plan my 'evenings' (around the telly!). I find that like most newspapers, as this paper goes on it gets boring as it tends to feature articles that I am not interested in I.e sports. However, of course that is just my opinion and so someone who loves sports will be in their glory among the sports pages. A lot of the stories are accompanied by photographs; great quality coloured photos which I think is great. For just 30p, I think that this is excellent value for money as there is plenty of reading to be had with this newspaper. If you are after a newspaper which will update you on all the latest news as well as including a bit of fun (celebrity gossip, horoscopes etc, weather, horoscopes etc), then I would recommend this newspaper. Thanks for reading! May 2012 Xdonzx / xd-o-n-z-x Read the complete review |
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The Guardian
by Valej If you are a member of the Guardian-reading community, do you appreciate it as you should? Are you truly engaged in terms of issues around what makes this paper so outstanding vis-à-vis notions of fiercely committed, über-intelligent progressive journalism? Here's a little test. This is a sub-heading from a recent article by the Guardian ... journalist Gary Younge: "Trayvon Martin's death is lifting the lid on the US's racist underbelly." How did you react to that? Well, if you didn't laugh out loud, I'm afraid you don't appreciate the Guardian as you should. If you didn't spot the solecism either, I'm afraid you don't even appreciate the English language as you should. That sub-heading sums up what makes the Guardian so outstanding in terms of issues around semi-literate, pseudo-intellectual, self-righteous progressive politics. I also suspect a sub-editor was deliberately taking the pee of Mr Younge, who is famous for his mixed metaphors -- my favourite is probably the "kernel of a message" that took "centre stage" after black folk had been trying to "hammer it home for decades". Believe me, it is not easy to write as badly and thoughtlessly as that. Guardian journalists do it with ease, though few with the fluency and skill of Mr Younge. His article this time was about a murder in the US. Travyon Martin was a thirteen-year-old Black choirboy who was returning home from inventing a cure for cancer when he was set upon by fifteen neo-nazi skinheads with close links to the Republican party. The skinheads gang-raped the defenceless teen, tortured him with cattle-prods, then beat him to death with copies of Mein Kampf printed on paper made from non-sustainable rain-forest resources. That's the way the Guardian would like it to have been, anyway. In fact, the death of Trayvon Martin is a bit more "nuanced" than that and not the simple story of evil white racism that the Guardian would like it to be. They've still tried to spin it in the right direction by using a photo of the victim that is three years out of date, to pretend that the victim was much younger and more innocent-looking than he really was. Lying in a righteous cause is no crime to Guardian journalists or to most Guardian-readers. But sometimes the Guardian does use accurate, up-to-date photographs that reflect an important reality. For example, there is a vile sexist myth that feminists are ugly, embittered, and over-weight. The Guardian demolishes this myth by publishing photos of its feminist columnists, who are revealed to be... Then there's Polly Toynbee, Queen of Compassion and Concern. She looks like a cross between Rosa Klebb and a phosphorescent ferret. Rosa Klebb is the blood-thirsty lesbian torturer in the James Bond book (and film) From Russia With Love. Polly isn't a lesbian and doesn't drink blood, to the best of my knowledge, but she does operate a torture chamber. For the English language. Here she is, merrily mixing her metaphors almost as skilfully as Gary Younge: "Labour [is] still straddled between being a tarnished government and an insurgent opposition. But since the budget, blame for the past is receding; Tory finger-pointing is losing its poke. Labour's cautious tendency tugs back towards the centre-ground "where elections are won", but Bradford West shows over-caution has great dangers too. What's it to be: a fiscal straitjacket or a business-building, demand-stimulating, jobs-and-growth Keynesian answer to hyper-austerity? Some blend of the two is cooking ...[The Tories'] every step will be hobbled through to the next election, stifling any high-flown protestations of political virtue... The political establishment needs shock treatment from time to time: a whiff of revolution from riot or electoral rebellion gives Westminster a defibrillator jump..." --- I repeat: it is not easy to write as badly as that. Try it sometime. Unless you're a member of the Guardian-inflected community yourself, you'd probably find it very difficult. But I'd be guilty of dishonest spin too if I pretended that all Guardian journalists write badly. No, I have to admit that some write well. Simon Hoggart writes well and is funny with it. I don't agree with many of George Monbiot's political views, but I do think he's a good writer. Catherine Bennett is much less well-known than Polly Toynbee, but a much better writer. She's rumoured to have been behind Norman Johnson, the "Free Radical" columnist who wrote a very funny (and clever) spoof of David Aaronovitch, the ex-communist, Iraq-war-supporting, former Guardian journalist whose conceit, deceit, and autophilia were viscerally skewered with clubs of acidic satire on a week-by-weekly basis. As Gary Younge might have put it. Read the complete review |
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The Scotsman
by steves001 'The conductors pledge themselves for impartiality, firmness and independence...' [From the prospectus of the Scotsman, 30 November 1816] ~~Not so much a newspaper, more a way of life?~~ The Scotsman is not so much a 'local' Scottish newspaper, more an established broadsheet based in the Scottish capital. Published ... from Holyrood in Edinburgh, close to the Parliament building, its perspective may be Scottish but its coverage is worldwide, and it's now widely accessible. I've been a daily Scotsman reader for years, with a quality London broadsheet every Sunday and a weekly local paper just for good measure. Edinburgh Festival & Fringe regulars may be familiar with The Scotsman's comprehensive coverage of shows, exhibitions, concerts etc. But it doesn't stop when the last festival-goer departs each year, and it has been around even longer than the International Festival. First published back in 1817, according to its website, The Scotsman 'provides news, events and sport features'. In reality, the printed daily contains much more besides, including intelligent editorial comment, analysis and entertainment. Its pages are particularly lively at the moment, given the current political climate, so this review may be timely, if necessarily somewhat brief and partial. No newspaper is perfect and I don't necessarily agree with - or indeed accept at face value - everything I read. Still, I have been a regular subscriber to The Scotsman for the best part of four decades now, and for me there has never been a more interesting time to follow its coverage than the present, as the current constitutional debate continues, along with all the latest British and world events. The good news is that much of this content can be freely accessed online, across national borders! (See links below) When I lived in London in the 60s, and again briefly in the mid 70s, I was lucky enough to have access to both the Scottish and English press. Copies of The Scotsman were available from stands in the Euston area, perhaps for obvious reasons(?) But I was surprised to read recently that the paper is actually printed at Canary Wharf nowadays - which may just go to show how interdependent we all are nowadays! We're certainly more interconnected anyway... ~~Beyond traditional newsprint~~ Currently published by Johnston Publishing Ltd., its sister papers include the more recently established publication Scotland on Sunday, along with the Edinburgh Evening News. But The Scotsman is the flagship. Its Saturday edition includes a colour magazine. In fact, a supplement has been published since the early 1960s. The first web version was launched back in the mid '90s and the publishers have done well to keep abreast of new media trends and technologies - see links below. When a new compact format was adopted in 2004 I had slight misgivings initially, fearing a possible 'dumbing down', but those fears were unfounded and it's certainly more manageable than a traditional broadsheet. ~~Editorial policy~~ Without straying into the political arena, it seems The Scotsman largely maintains its traditional stance, independent of government. However, ownership and editors have changed in recent years, and its position on independence has been questioned. Bill Jamieson is currently Executive Editor, with his special emphasis on business and economics; John McLellan became Editor-in-Chief in 2009 and the editorial team covers news, education, features, sport etc. ~~Circulation~~ From what I can gather (somewhat unscientifically) The Scotsman sells far fewer copies than the popular tabloids in Scotland. No surprise there really, though the website usage statistics might be informative. ~~Current Contents~~ *Main News & Reviews *International *Scottish Perspective - comment, analysis etc. *Letters *Picture Gallery *Features - including regular contributions by Alexander McCall Smith *Business *Obituaries *TV & Radio *Games & Cinema *Weather *Farming *Classified *Sport ~~Other~~ *Weekly supplements for property, sport, motoring and cash etc. *Regular 'freebies' include booklets, maps, posters etc. *Scotsman Digital Archive - Search every issue of The Scotsman from 1817 - 1950 (subscription only) *Scotsman Calendars - available for purchase online (link below) ~~Latest (March 2012)~~ *Scotsman iPad app free trial offer (on App Store) ~~Price & availability~~ At a cover price of £1, with discounts available to subscribers, this seems quite good value. The printed paper is widely available throughout Scotland, and Scotsman.com is accessible online. ~~Verdict~~ A 'capital' broadsheet, though some may disagree! ~~Related links~~ *www.scotsman.com *Scotsman.com also via RSS newsfeed, on Facebook & Twitter and via iTunes & iPad app *Digital Archive : http://archive.scotsman.com/ *Scotsman Calendar : http://calendar.scotsman.com/ *Johnston Press : www.johnstonpress.co.uk/jpplc/ [© SteveS001 2012. A version of this original review may appear on other review sites] Read the complete review |
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