A straight forward question - do you buy a Sunday paper?

Biggins

As the topic title said - do you buy a Sunday paper?

Disregarding the actual supposed quality of some (or all) by people, do you still consider Sunday papers relevant and good enough that you buy one?

I came across an article during the week mentioning that sales as way down in this area.
I wonder then about boards.ie folk - what percentage of ye today have or will go out and buy one?

For the record, I only have a web subscription account with The Times (England) and its the only paper I put money towards, so I get the Sunday edition as part of that package.

FatherLen

nope

Birneybau

Yep, Sunday Times.

Thoie

I gave up a few years ago, on the basis that I was sick of half my recyling bin being full of one day's paper.

jaykay74

No, I read it the day before on the web for about the last 6 years now.

ejmaztec

Nope, I get my lies for free from the interweb.

Madam

I haven't bought a newpaper for at least 3 years, why should I when I can get all my news online or from radio and TV!

Sanjuro

Sometimes. Depends on what I'm doing of a Sunday. If I do, The Times, it is.

44leto

Yep flicking through it all morning The Sunday Times.

BluesBerry

No get all my news from the internet - and here - after hours are always on the ball with news stories

Cicero

Don't understand why Sunday Indo is live on the net for free...they must be losing a fortune...The Sunday Bus post learned a long time ago not to update the website till the following day

Rarely do I buy one now...

The King of Moo

I used to buy the Sunday Times, mainly for the magazines, but not anymore. The glossy magazine in particular used to be really good, with really well-written articles about interesting topics, usually ones that wouldn't be highly publicised. But I noticed more and more that they'd feature interviews with big celebrities, mostly Hollywood stars, whether they had anything interesting to say or not. It got to the point where there'd be one of those each week, with the star on the cover, and the number of interesting articles, and their quality, declined.

The Culture magazine didn't really change much, but I became more and more aware that they were writing for a particular readership (white, English, middle to upper-middle class, with a particular set of beliefs and tastes, which some of the writers would directly acknowledge) that I never really felt part of.
Even if I did, I just hate when I see something aimed at a particular audience, it's so limiting.

orangebud

whats a newspaper?

44leto

The King of Moo wrote: »

I used to buy the Sunday Times, mainly for the magazines, but not anymore. The glossy magazine in particular used to be really good, with really well-written articles about interesting topics, usually ones that wouldn't be highly publicised. But I noticed more and more that they'd feature interviews with big celebrities, mostly Hollywood stars, whether they had anything interesting to say or not. It got to the point where there'd be one of those each week, with the star on the cover, and the number of interesting articles, and their quality, declined.

The Culture magazine didn't really change much, but I became more and more aware that they were writing for a particular readership (white, English, middle to upper-middle class, with a particular set of beliefs and tastes, which some of the writers would directly acknowledge) that I never really felt part of.
Even if I did, I just hate when I see something aimed at a particular audience, it's so limiting.

I have noticed that to, more and more of the paper has turned over to the celeb culture. Before the glossy use to be more human interest stories. I still enjoy the culture/style magazine and the news review section.

I did look for a replacement and i tried the Guardian for a while but there is virtually no Irish coverage in comparison so it was either go back to the Times or the Sindo. I went back to the Times.

Temptamperu

orangebud wrote: »

whats a newspaper?

They where used in history as something to wrap chips in and for puppys to shít on.

minidazzler

I don't pay for my news, that's why boards exists.

downwithpeace

Not anymore, use to enjoy it with a cup of coffee in the afternoon.

looksee

I said yes, but in fact it comes into the house because spouse buys it by habit. It then sits there untouched until the following Sunday when it gets thrown out and another one appears. I'm saying nuthin. It comes in useful when I am painting, or for lining the bin.

Biggins

I find that just glancing over the laid out papers in the shops on Sunday, they appear more so, to be just filled with more really non-important celeb stuff and the latest gossip about at times, some seriously daft irrelevant stuff.
Add to that, a few of the Sunday papers hire some seriously questionable people to write a column just for the sake of who they have been build up to be by PR media alone - and not by any qualifications and/or actual experience to the subject matter they are rabbiting on about.

bnt

If there's news I need to know, I need it quickly, and the paper takes too long. The rest of the paper is opinion and fluff and sport. The new paper launched today, The Sun on Sunday, is really not aimed at me. (27 pages of sport?)

Rothko

Nope, I never buy newspapers anymore.

ejmaztec

Biggins wrote: »

I find that just glancing over the laid out papers in the shops on Sunday, they appear more so, to be just filled with more really non-important celeb stuff and the latest gossip about at times, some seriously daft irrelevant stuff.
Add to that, a few of the Sunday papers hire some seriously questionable people to write a column just for the sake of who they have been build up to be by PR media alone - and not by any qualifications and/or actual experience to the subject matter they are rabbiting on about.

I'd question the mental state of anyone going out of their way to spend hard cash to find out what Brendan O'Connor's waffling on about in any given week, to name but one.

boobar

The Sunday paper was the only paper I used to buy. I read the Irish Times online during the week.

I used to get the Sunday Independent, but now I find it a very negative, dreary predictable read so I don't bother wasting any money on it.

ejmaztec

I used to get the Sunday Times, but then found that I was spending more time trying to find the missing sections and supplements than I spent actually reading it, so I gave up.

nlgbbbblth

Not any more.

Buy The Irish Times on a Saturday. That does the job for the two days.

mikom

No.
I get all the news I need from the weather forecast.

pebbles21

I still rely on smoke signals..

Liam Byrne

Biggins wrote: »

As the topic title said - do you buy a Sunday paper?

Disregarding the actual supposed quality of some (or all) by people, do you still consider Sunday papers relevant and good enough that you buy one?

How can you disregard the quality when it's the complete lack of same that means they're not worth buying ?

cml387

Still get the Sunday Times.

I disagree about the magazine, it still has some fascinating articles (the commuting one this week as an example).

bluto63

A straight forward question without my answer: if I'm travelling somewhere

Biggins

Liam Byrne wrote: »

How can you disregard the quality when it's the complete lack of same that means they're not worth buying ?

I meant that despite what others may think of any particular one paper, in general considering the whole lot and its a Sunday, does anyone still buy one?

I don't disregard the quality of particular ones if we were to name those particular ones - just what percentage of folk here still do think Sunday papers are still worthy and relevant over all, that they buy one?

Sunnyisland

Sometimes, depends on whats happening .

Biggins

bluto63 wrote: »

A straight forward question without my answer: if I'm travelling somewhere

That could be included under "Other" ?

Duckworth_Luas

Read the Irish Times during the week. Saturday edition does for Sunday.

Haven't bought the Sunday Independent for 10 years and that was only because I was living in the UK and it was available.

If the Independent was free and the nearest copy of the Times was two miles away, I'd still walk the two miles.

AngryBollix

It varies from week to week. It depends on the news really.

If there is an important news story I'll buy three or four papers.

I was a season ticket holder at an english premier league club for five years and I used to buy papers primarily according to the quality of its sports coverage. I dont do that to the same extent anymore but it would be a factor.

I only buy sunday papers sporadically now but I bought them regularly a while back.

Liam Byrne

Biggins wrote: »

Liam Byrne wrote: »

How can you disregard the quality when it's the complete lack of same that means they're not worth buying ?

I meant that despite what others may think of any particular one paper, in general considering the whole lot and its a Sunday, does anyone still buy one?

I don't disregard the quality of particular ones if we were to name those particular ones - just what percentage of folk here still do think Sunday papers are still worthy and relevant over all, that they buy one?

OK - that could be an element of perception so......you think there are a few that are rubbish while I don't think there are any that are even remotely worth buying.....too much "opinion" and "celeb" crap for most of them to even be considered "news" papers.

That said I barely get even a daily one these days......if I need one for a train trip or something it'd be The Examiner so that there's less of a Dub focus, but overall I'd say that I buy about 10 days of the year, and never on Sundays

Niles

Nope. To be honest I only read the local weekly papers. 90% of other news I hear on the radio.

Biggins

Liam Byrne wrote: »

...you think there are a few that are rubbish while I don't think there are any that are even remotely worth buying...

I do think that a good lot on any particular Sunday are not worth buying, be they full of regurgitated news from earlier in the week or other filler material.
However my original question was, do others still buy (any of) them in general still?

Liam Byrne wrote: »

...overall I'd say that I buy about 10 days of the year, and never on Sundays

Same here.
If only from trying to be kind to the environment alone.
(Yes I know my measly effort probably amounts to nothing - but I still try.)

PandyAndy

The King of Moo wrote: »

I used to buy the Sunday Times, mainly for the magazines, but not anymore. The glossy magazine in particular used to be really good, with really well-written articles about interesting topics, usually ones that wouldn't be highly publicised. But I noticed more and more that they'd feature interviews with big celebrities, mostly Hollywood stars, whether they had anything interesting to say or not. It got to the point where there'd be one of those each week, with the star on the cover, and the number of interesting articles, and their quality, declined.

The Culture magazine didn't really change much, but I became more and more aware that they were writing for a particular readership (white, English, middle to upper-middle class, with a particular set of beliefs and tastes, which some of the writers would directly acknowledge) that I never really felt part of.
Even if I did, I just hate when I see something aimed at a particular audience, it's so limiting.

And they stopped supplying The Funday Times supplement back in 06 and changed it to an online version. It was four glorious pages of comics, puzzles and other wonderful surprises. I was only an 18 year old child when they did that and I'm still traumatised.

My parents still buy it though so when I'm at home I do have an old gander at it, and maybe one day The Funday Times will be there.

Biggins

PandyAndy wrote: »

And they stopped supplying The Funday Times supplement back in 06 ...My parents still buy it though so when I'm at home I do have an old gander at it, and maybe one day The Funday Times will be there.

I still have a good stack of them, including the very first one.
Big kid at heart.

Stinicker

I buy the Sunday World during the summer GAA season to read what Pat Spillane has to say in his column, its a rag and I only buy it for that. Spillane is a legend.

rmchmufc

I would buy a Sunday paper if I'm working that day. Sundays are usually fairly quiet in my job so it helps to pass the time.

Dudess

Yeah Sunday Times.

Finneen

Local Spar provides all Sunday reading material, for free!

chillichick

man dont no why i do buy the paper same crap different week!but stil have to buy it feel like il miss something if i dont.haha!

MagicMarker

I haven't bought a newspaper since I was a child, and that was only to get the schedule for the cinema.

Lando Griffin

bnt wrote: »

If there's news I need to know, I need it quickly, and the paper takes too long. The rest of the paper is opinion and fluff and sport. The new paper launched today, The Sun on Sunday, is really not aimed at me. (27 pages of sport?)

Fantastic paper, no long words or complicated double meanings like your big papers. Loadz a readers offers and terrific puzzles.

Callipo

Biggins wrote: »

As the topic title said - do you buy a Sunday paper?

Disregarding the actual supposed quality of some (or all) by people, do you still consider Sunday papers relevant and good enough that you buy one?

I came across an article during the week mentioning that sales as way down in this area.
I wonder then about boards.ie folk - what percentage of ye today have or will go out and buy one?

For the record, I only have a web subscription account with The Times (England) and its the only paper I put money towards, so I get the Sunday edition as part of that package.

You read the article wrong. It said the sales of papers were down bar Sunday Papers.

:rolleyes:

admiralofthefleet

sometimes. it depends if there is diddys in it

Biggins

Callipo wrote: »

You read the article wrong. It said the sales of papers were down bar Sunday Papers.

:rolleyes:

* cough *

Newspaper sales in Ireland fell in the second half of 2011, with the morning market declining 6.4 per cent and the Sunday market down 9.1 per cent, according to figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2012/0223/breaking58.html

What was that you were saying Callipo!

squod

No surprise the sales volume is down overall. I sometimes get a free Indo here and there. Still don't read it. Tried to read the 'Times today. Waste of time IMO.

Don't know if it's me or what, but I find it harder and harder to even relate to most stories in the papers now. Mostly I don't want to read opinion pieces. I want facts! I can't empathise with most stories and I find I'm reading basically the same story week in week out.

Is there no journalist covering something original in the regular papers? Shure I wanna hear the news, I wanna be entertained also though.