U.K. newspapers and how critical to be of them. Semi serious
Hi, English person here. Some of our newspapers suck honestly, and I’ve seen people use them as sources uncritically, so...
‘The Daily Mail’
Right wing, very trashy. Take with a truck load of salt. Actually just don’t take it, it’s the U.K. version of Fox News.
‘The Telegraph’
Highest number or upheld complaints for inaccuracy. Right wing pro conservative.
‘The Sun’
Trashy. Boobs everywhere. Just don’t.
@Doggo The Daily Express is just as bad as the Mail too. Worse in some situations, like its proclivity to publish straight up conspiracy theories.
@Doggo Although imperfect I'd say The Guardian is good enough.
Founded as the result of the Peterloo Massacre, only major paper to not be owned by a media oligarch, only one to have won the Pulitzer Prize, has been instrumental in lots of big stories (Trafigura scandal, Snowdon leaks), and runs a chariable foundation. It's bounds above any of the others we have, IMO.
@kimpegasus tbh it is the best one we have but...
It’s got a TERF infestation that makes me rather uneasy. It’s other articals prolly have merit, but I do side eye it due to that.
So I’d say it’s worthwhile but I do have to metaphorically peg my nose due to knowing there’s terfs on there.
@Doggo Yeah, I'm aware. I've kinda attributed to The Guardian tending to have a stance of "all opinions are valid," which is why their opinion pages have hosted prominent conservatives like David Cameron before.
@kimpegasus fair enough tbh. Not something I like but not my newspaper.
And that’s likely it yep, they’re more...center left I’d say?
Only very leftwing paper is the socialist worker that I know of.
I’ll admit, I’ve not read papers for a while due to anxiety issues. But I do keep up to date with critiques of em.
Not that it’s hard to look at the Daily Mails front page and know ‘yep that’s still shitty’
@Doggo The Guardian is definitely centre left, yeah. But it's the best of a not great bunch, unfortunately!
@kimpegasus I forgot about them tbh? But yep, just as bad honestly.
...does the U.K. even *have* any good newspapers? XP