Why do people buy tabloids?

ct89

Possibly the greatest mystery of the last century, and how can we forget :http://dontbuythesun.co.uk/site/

Always full of tripe and nothing to stimulate the mind or fuel intellectual conversation!

bonerm

ct89 wrote: »

Always full of tripe and nothing to stimulate the mind or fuel intellectual conversation!

Agreed. People should read AH instead.

Mint Sauce

Celebraty scandel
Good Sports coverage
World events without the jargon
Cheaper

ct89

Far more Tits on AH than Page 3

mfceiling

Cheaper than toilet roll......

shedweller

For the sport pages? And maybe a "summary" of whats happening in the world...lol

wild_cat

irish-stew wrote: »

World events without the jargon

Sonnenblumen

to read poor composition written by very intelligent people.

ct89

irish-stew wrote: »

Celebraty scandel
Good Sports coverage
World events without the jargon
Cheaper

Sorry, I appreciate your response, but

Celebrity Scandal =/= News
Sports Coverage = Sensational in nature
World Events without jargon = Zero real understanding
Cheaper = Irishtimes.com is free

Oranage2

entertainment - its why i watch movies and spend money on useless things like going to the zoo -

Seloth

People like to be outraged and angered....Thats what tabloids do.

And as someone pointed out,read AH instead hah as it seems to bee written by board users :pac:

DColeman

Meh, I buy both.

pablomakaveli

Those papers are made to be more entertaining than informative. Hence thats why they get bought.

Fukuyama

Have to agree. If you want all that crap then maybe buy OK Magazine or whatever...

If you want actual news reported in a good manner buy the Irish Times, TIME Magazine, The Independent or some other publication with at least a hint of credibility.

As for the poster who said that tabloids don't use 'jargon' ... they do. They use all sorts of buzz words and misleading terms to both cover their arses and stretch the truth.

ct89

Dean0088 wrote: »

Have to agree. If you want all that crap then maybe buy OK Magazine or whatever...

If you want actual news reported in a good manner buy the Irish Times, TIME Magazine, The Independent or some other publication with at least a hint of credibility.

As for the poster who said that tabloids don't use 'jargon' ... they do. They use all sorts of buzz words and misleading terms to both cover their arses and stretch the truth.

The Independant itself is in a handy Tabloid format

joseph brand

My cousin used to buy The Sun for the horoscopes and football, that's it.

Isn't the Indo a tabloid?

AnonoBoy

I never have.

I flicked through one in the chipper last night while I was waiting for my order. I was long finished it before my chips were ready, there's no actually interesting content in them for me.

Mint Sauce

ct89 wrote: »

Sorry, I appreciate your response, but

Celebrity Scandal =/= News
Sports Coverage = Sensational in nature
World Events without jargon = Zero real understanding
Cheaper = Irishtimes.com is free

To some people celebraty scandle is news, its how the tabloids make alot of their sales.

Sensationalist sports coverage? depends on the tabloid.

In relation to world events, some pople just want the basics and read a page rather than several on the subject.

Tabloids. Cheaper compared to broadsheets.

Personally myself, I dont buy the tabloids anymore, ie, redtops. Ocassionally buy the Indo (aware its considered a tabloid by many, but not as sensationlist compared to redtops) and the Irishtimes weekend edition. Most of my news I get on line.

ct89

joseph brand wrote: »

My cousin used to buy The Sun for the horoscopes and football, that's it.

Isn't the Indo a tabloid?

I dont read it much but im almost sure its broadsheet, but has a compact tabloid style version for commuters etc.

Jarndyce

They are simply the lowest common denominator of newspaper, targeted primarily at the low-brow proletariat. You ask why people buy them? Such papers are more suited to the intellectual capacity of their readers, so it only makes sense that those people would buy them. For example, you wouldn't give a toddler a Charles Dickens book to read. It would just go over their head.

ct89

irish-stew wrote: »

To some people celebraty scandle is news, its how the tabloids make alot of their sales.

Sensationalist sports coverage? depends on the tabloid.

In relation to world events, some pople just want the basics and read a page rather than several on the subject.

Tabloids. Cheaper compared to broadsheets.

Personally myself, I dont buy the tabloids anymore, ie, redtops. Ocassionally buy the Indo and the Irishtimes weekend edition. Most of my news I get on line.

Being from the North West I bet you too are familiar with the letterkenny post?

sock puppet

ct89 wrote: »

Sports Coverage = Sensational in nature

What's wrong with sports coverage?

Blisterman

English newspapers are generally awful.

Sun, News of the World, Mirror etc. - Don't need to elaborate the reasons these are rubbish.
Daily Mail - Sensationalist and small minded to the point of absurdity.
Daily Express - Same as daily mail but with "it's the fault of the EU" at the end of every story.
Daily Telegraph - Might as well be called the Conservative Party newsletter.
The Guardian - Generally ok actually, but the political correctness of the editorials is painful to read sometimes.
The Times - On balance probably the best, but owned by Rupert Murdoch who owns the Sun, Fox News, Sky News and News of the World, so best read with caution.

God...

Because a lot of people love gossip.

Paparazzo

Sports in most tabloids is usually woeful. The sun's sports section is so bad its actually funny to read.

Naikon

Q: Why do <some> people buy tabloids?
A: Because they are idiots

Tabloids like the Sun, the Herald, the Sunday World etc are simply vile. All media sources are bias to an extent, but the red tops tabs sell well due to people who will accept yellow journalism as "good authorship" Don't tell me you love the "celeb scandal" to justify the purchase of these rags. There are far more important issues to worry about than what Jordon is having for Dinner. Get a grip ffs!

Every time I see one of these papers, I am compelled to destroy the paper, rather then actually read it.

whiteonion

Jarndyce wrote: »

They are simply the lowest common denominator of newspaper, targeted primarily at the low-brow proletariat. You ask why people buy them? Such papers are more suited to the intellectual capacity of their readers, so it only makes sense that those people would buy them. For example, you wouldn't give a toddler a Charles Dickens book to read. It would just go over their head.

Your hatred of the working classes disgust me, the word proletariat refers to the working classes. Just because someone works with their hands does not make them any less intelligent or intellectual than some lazy Ross O'Carroll-Kelly type of person who's rich dad bought him a degree at UCD or TCD.

I don't buy newspapers but the physical size of the broadsheets often put me off. Trying to read one on a bus can be difficult to say the least.

I suppose that's why the Irish Independent have the compact edition now.

orourkeda

irish-stew wrote: »

To some people celebraty scandle is news, its how the tabloids make alot of their sales.

Sensationalist sports coverage? depends on the tabloid.

In relation to world events, some pople just want the basics and read a page rather than several on the subject.

Tabloids. Cheaper compared to broadsheets.

Personally myself, I dont buy the tabloids anymore, ie, redtops. Ocassionally buy the Indo (aware its considered a tabloid by many, but not as sensationlist compared to redtops) and the Irishtimes weekend edition. Most of my news I get on line.

Do you write for the sun?

Duffy the Vampire Slayer

It annoys that all papers aren't in a tabloid format (as opposed to tabloid style). Broadsheets are impractical.

Mint Sauce

orourkeda wrote: »

Do you write for the sun?

Is it legible? Is there really a need to pull me up on my spelling?

But in answer to your question, I wouldn't use it to wipe me hole.

Oh, and I believe its The Sun, make use of your capitals.

jimthemental

The tabloids are popular because they can be read easily in a cramped space e.g. a toilet, packed train or a bus. These are the only times a lot of people have time for a paper. They're cheaper, also a quick read and there might be some nudity.

I just don't buy papers much any more, the Irish Times is the best we have but its pretentiousness is second only to the Sunday Independent. A painful read at times.

hatz7

joseph brand wrote: »

Isn't the Indo a tabloid?

I get it in college, its only 80cent, and ya I think its a tabloid, I also think the Irish times is a tabloid, times readers hate when I say it, but their content is so similar ti the Indo, with only slight variations in tone and meaning.

Maybe the difference was bigger and wider years ago, but I think the whole idea of a broadsheet is pretty meaningless now, they are all tabloids.

Honorable exception, Financial Times.