Sick On The Sun (The Sun)

Member Name: marandina

Product:	The Sun
Date:	08/01/02 (264 review reads)
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Advantages: Very easy to read

Disadvantages: Undue influence on the populace

Here I am, off ill from work for the first time in 3 years. I'm only writing this to extract some sympathy from you guys. What's an easy subject to write about when you've got the lurgy? I know, yer Currant Bun; C'mon my san; The Sun.

Love it or loathe it, The Sun is read by more punters than any other paper. Published daily and with a circulation in excess of 4 million, The Sun is the most famous tabloid in the Kingdom. Part of the Rupert Murdoch empire, amazingly The Sun belongs to the same publishing group as the far superior "Times".

***Why do so many people buy it?***

Well,it uses a very simple vocabulary that doesn't stretch yer average man or woman. The stories are usually very brief and will commonly have catchy titles. The Sun is infamous for playing on scandulous headlines. Examples in the past have included the frontpage "Gotcha" when The Belgrano was sank in the Falklands conflict (taking jingoism to new heights) and "Will the last person in the country to leave please turn the lights out?" (or something like that, forgive me I'm under the weather). The latter carried a famous picture of a lightbulb and Neil Kinnock and is said to have had a significant impact on the General Election result that meant a victory for Maggie Thatched Roof. Other examples of The Sun flexing it's editorial muscles was the hounding of *Bobby Robson when he was England manager. The Currant Bun turned BR into a walking vegetable with frequent mock ups of BR as anything from a turnip to a cabbage.

Apart from anything else, The Sun only costs 30p and is an easy read in the tea room at lunchtime. Of course, how can I forget Page 3 which features a nubile young lady in the noddy each day. This makes The Sun 2nd only to The Sport when it comes to yer favourite read when going through the pre-lims to your ablutions (excuse the bad taste - did I mention I was ill?). All sorts of young talent h
as appeared over the years - the iconic Sam Fox; luscious Linda Lusardi and many others have found fame and fortune on your first page turn at breakfast. Even now, the headlines are of the shock retirement of young Jackie. No, not at 23!

***Is The Sun good for you?***
Well, prolongued exposure can result in melanoma and other forms of disease. In the paper's case, it's widely read and carries an undue amount of clout. No, I don't think it's healthy that The "On me 'ead son" has such an influence on day to day matters including even how we vote as a whole. At times, The Sun can be downright offensive and really should respect people's intelligence more. I'll carry on buying it because it has a great Sports section. The footie coverage is great and there's always something to read that's interesting. Here it is better than the compo.

***The future's bright...***
Oh well, wrong product but who cares? TS is available on line and compliments the daily rag. Here you can supplement your read by clicking on-line links to the stories. There are multiple page 3 piccies and a whole section devoted to Page 3 archive. One tip with TS, the "Finance" section is so shallow that you could drown in it if you were knocked unconscious and lay flat in 2 inches of water for an unhealthy amount of time. The Sun will continue it's inevitable march at the top of the publication figures because it plays to the average man. There's nothing wrong with that and I know a lot of people swear by it. Those that do, maybe try The Times from time to time, especially at the weekend. There's loads more to go at and it's made by the same people after all. What I can say is that TS is better than the Sunday paper equivalent to daytime TV - The News Of The World.

So what's on daytime TV then?

*Rate this as you feel - I'm only after your soothing comments.

All the best...
Marandina...cough...splutter...did I mention I was ill?

*Maybe it was Graham Taylor..don't know, don't care.

One final observation. This op probably has loads of historical inaccurasies due to no research being done whatsoever. If you want a decent op, then my previous one is a lot better. I'm definitely going to bed now.

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