If anyone needs any evidence of how bad this paper is their story on the Amanda Knox verdict says it all.....(Know been taken down but I think link still works)
The Guardian did the same thing when the verdict was first announced. It's because she failed with one of her appeals, the slander one I think, but succeeded with the bulk of them, most importantly the murder one. The difference is The Guardian quickly corrected it while the Mail launched out their pre-prepared nonsense. Serves them right really
The mail is an awful paper and I avoid any type of conversation with anyone I see reading it as they tend to be doom mongering right wing morons . ( how's that for a sweeping statement )
The mail is an awful paper and I avoid any type of conversation with anyone I see reading it as they tend to be doom mongering right wing morons . ( how's that for a sweeping statement )
Pretty sweeping. Though in fact one I fully agree with.
They ran a story last week with the headline: "Grown man hunts, chokes boy over Call of Duty Game".
Turned out the 'grown man' was a family friend of the boy, who didn't so much 'hunt' as just popped round there to have a word after the boy was swearing at him online. The guy was an idiot and grabbed the kid, but that headline is just utter nonsense. Just designed to scare.
Absolute trash piece of newspaper, country would be a much better place without it
The whole Kercher case is just an absolute mess, one hates to come over all Daily Mail but the Italian justice system seems to be a complete shambles, they seem to have bolloxed up the case from the outset and it has since lurched from one disaster to the next.
I have tried to follow the details of the case as closely as possible but the whole thing seems to be utterly confused and I don't know what to think.
One thing is for sure though, if Amanda Knox actually was the killer or involved then she has got balls of steel to put on the performance she just did in court.
The sky news interpretator really ballsed the whole verdict up. Saying guilty to the defamation bit but without telling us that referred to the defamation until the banner made it clear.
I think that the English Media is often a bad influence upon fair and clear thinking. Perhaps we should debate whether any of us has found a decent paper to read.
The fabricated quotes as well really got me, did an article on a family member of mine a few years ago, again totally made up and they paid out a tidy sum. I'd rather read a Millwall program than the Mail.
On the subject of a good paper to read - you don't know how lucky you are in England. Papers over here in New Zealand are even worse than in the UK. I work in PR and am appalled at the low standard of journalism here. It's incredibly easy to get media releases into print - my poor grammar and spelling errors and all. There's no fact-checking, an obsession with tabloid intrigue and there's little room for analysis on issues that matter. If it wasn't for the internet I'd go spare. No coverage of the rise and rise of Charlton either. One reason why I'm an avid reader of Dr Kish (my de facto news feed) and this site.
On the subject if finding a 'good' paper to read, there aren't any. Mainstream press is a joke and has been for years. For a good critique on this, read 'Flat Earth News' - which is a well-researched book on the rise of 'churnalism'.
I think that the English Media is often a bad influence upon fair and clear thinking. Perhaps we should debate whether any of us has found a decent paper to read.
I gave up the papers about 10 years ago and read books instead, I get the Economist. listen to Today for 10 mins in the morning and scan the news sites on the web for 10-15 minutes a day and that's easily enough.
My mother reads the Daily Mail. There is nothing I can do to change her in this. Sometimes if I am over and she asks me to pick it up at the paper shop, I hide it inside a copy of "Railway Modeller" to minimise the embarassment.
Surely you don't have to read a paper to comment on its quality GH or are you avidly poring through the Guardian?
It's just a bit difficult to ignore their front covers when you catch sight of them, sometimes. They're a bit like a batty old dame ranting on, you can't help but look.
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Amongst all the comments spare a thought for Meredith Kerscher she has had no opportunity to appeal against the injustice perpertrated against her.
RIP Meredith
The whole Kercher case is just an absolute mess, one hates to come over all Daily Mail but the Italian justice system seems to be a complete shambles, they seem to have bolloxed up the case from the outset and it has since lurched from one disaster to the next.
I have tried to follow the details of the case as closely as possible but the whole thing seems to be utterly confused and I don't know what to think.
One thing is for sure though, if Amanda Knox actually was the killer or involved then she has got balls of steel to put on the performance she just did in court.
What did the Mail actually run then?
It was really confusing.
I think that the English Media is often a bad influence upon fair and clear thinking. Perhaps we should debate whether any of us has found a decent paper to read.
Surely you don't have to read a paper to comment on its quality GH or are you avidly poring through the Guardian?
It's just a bit difficult to ignore their front covers when you catch sight of them, sometimes. They're a bit like a batty old dame ranting on, you can't help but look.
OK, maybe Tango or AdamtheAddick would : - )
And I so completely would, by the way.
OJ simpson would probably agree ,what they are really saying is that they dont have the evidence to convict her
not that they dont think she was connected with the crime ...excuse double negatives