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Which newspapers or online do you read and why?

  • 09-10-2013 11:58AM
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 182 ✭✭


    me

    independent.ie / independent.uk and http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/

    I cant stand the guardian, far too left wing and the daily fail is far too right wing for my liking


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,707 ✭✭✭stimpson


    The Onion. I find it surprisingly accurate.


  • Posts: 168 ✭✭ [Deleted User]


    I mainly read German newspapers, I find the British ones far too British for my liking


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 882 ✭✭✭darragh16


    The Journal ... purely for the ridiculous and outlandishly left/right wing comments. Everything from the disaffected voter to the conspiracy theorist. they've all bases covered!


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,162 ✭✭✭Augmerson


    I don't read any. If I do, it's with the knowledge that most papers are owned by very rich individuals who control media empires and have their own agendas to look out for.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,810 ✭✭✭✭sbsquarepants


    I used to read independent.ie (I say used to, I still do but not as much) but it's gone to pot lately, same with breaking news.ie. I get the bulk of my news from either here or reddit now!


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 811 ✭✭✭canadianwoman


    I read the Galway Advertiser. I get it once a week in my email and love reading it. I also read the Daily Mail, Aberdeen's Evening Express, The Irish Times, Independent.ie, the Hamilton Spectator, the Hamilton Community News (a once a week paper for my area), CBC.ca and The Toronto Star.

    I like my news. :)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,543 ✭✭✭Conmaicne Mara


    None, apart from farming publications. I find they're all full of spin & agendas, inc. the farming ones. Reporting factual news seems to have been thrown out with the baby & bath water.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Everybody reads the daily mail website. Some admit it, some do it in secret.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,641 ✭✭✭Hardonraging


    Farmers Journal ... them lambs never get old !! ;)


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 121 ✭✭Mark Twain


    Irishtimes and Independent for Irish news.

    Daily Mail website for the lols and the mad genius/lunacy of it all.

    Guardian for sport and tech. Daily Telegraph for my dose of moderate conservatism.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,204 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Ye Olde Indo, and sometime the Telegraph from over the road.
    Mark Twain wrote: »
    ...Daily Mail website for the lols and the mad genius/lunacy of it all...
    Let's see what we've got today... ah, yes:

    "Naked easyJet passenger is tasered by police after challenging captain to a fight on tarmac at Manchester airport (then gets a slap from his girlfriend)"

    Everything under control there, then! :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 370 ✭✭Stepping Stone


    The Independent, to see what spin they put on stories and for the letters. The Irish Times, letters, their spin on stories and stuff like consumer stuff. Irish Examiner, less spin than the other two. Letters. Love the letters. Daily Mail, mainly for the comments, Journal for the comments. Love the crazed commentators. Lots never actually bother to read the article.

    For real news I tend to read a variety of broadsheets and make my mind up from there.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 811 ✭✭✭canadianwoman


    Everybody reads the daily mail website. Some admit it, some do it in secret.

    How can you not read it. It's such a train wreck that you can't help yourself from looking.


    Yes....I'm hooked.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,263 ✭✭✭Gongoozler


    Don't read any except some the journal things. Though they're not going to last long with me, getting tired of their attempts to be what they think is Internet cool. Oh and their incessant retweeting of the daily whatsit. Christ if I wanted to read 12 ways you know you're irish etc I'd sign up to the ****tin thing myself.
    I suppose they're still finding their place but either be a news group or be a tabloid, you can't be both.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭crockholm


    BigJugs.xxx

    You'd never guess what some of those housewives get up to


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭Matt_Trakker


    Gongoozler wrote: »
    Don't read any except some the journal things. Though they're not going to last long with me, getting tired of their attempts to be what they think is Internet cool. Oh and their incessant retweeting of the daily whatsit. Christ if I wanted to read 12 ways you know you're irish etc I'd sign up to the ****tin thing myself.
    I suppose they're still finding their place but either be a news group or be a tabloid, you can't be both.

    I've the same grumble, I think they news stories are grand, they're short and to the point, but those
    Gongoozler wrote: »
    12 ways you know you're irish etc
    are complete and utter nonsense.
    Oh and that insufferable bore Lisa Mc-something, that chick seriously needs to get herself laid or some new vibrator batteries.
    Or learn to meditate, something to relax herself anyway.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,087 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    The Irish Times and the Guardian..


    ...cause I am better than you


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 18,299 ✭✭✭✭The Backwards Man


    I like aggregaters like Google News or Newswhip.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,365 ✭✭✭✭super_furry


    The Journal. They basically steal all their news from the papers/RTE, and amalgamate it so you only have to go to one site.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,053 ✭✭✭wilkie2006


    ToughOne wrote: »
    Daily Mail, for the pictures of hot girls :)

    And don't forget: for this sort of shit too...

    NAKED airline passenger is tasered by police after challenging plane captain to a fight on the tarmac (earning him a slap from his girlfriend)

    Fucking hell...
    Witnesses said man, 52, stripped and yelled 'come on then' to captain
    His disgruntled companion squared up to him and smacked him round face
    The passenger is also said to have relieved himself against terminal building


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,840 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    darragh16 wrote: »
    The Journal ... purely for the ridiculous and outlandishly left/right wing comments. Everything from the disaffected voter to the conspiracy theorist. they've all bases covered!

    So many Shinners in the comments section. It's basically a social club for them at this point.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,840 ✭✭✭speedboatchase


    The Journal. They basically steal all their news from the papers/RTE, and amalgamate it so you only have to go to one site.

    That's how online news works, and has worked for the past 10 years, to be honest. You get what you pay for and when you don't pay, you don't get the same standard of original reporting, investigative reports and insightful columnists. I find The Journal to be extremely precious whenever any newspapers report (and credit) the six or so original stories they break every year.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭paintitblack


    The journal for entertainment and the guardian for news. The guardian also has a great music section


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    The guardian during the week (maybe the observer if i'm on a train or plane,nice size),times on the weekend and maybe the business post on sunday for the technology section.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,192 ✭✭✭pharmaton


    Independent, it's feckin free everywhere I go for lunch/coffee I find a copy and then I got addicted to the crosswords so I buy it if I'm given the option.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭Lad Of Banter


    rte.ie
    thejournal.ie
    news.bbc.co.uk
    news.bbc.co.uk/sport
    cnn.com
    football365.com
    cracked.com
    boards.ie

    twitter, facebook, etc... :pac:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,941 ✭✭✭maxwell smart


    Everybody reads the daily mail website. Some admit it, some do it in secret.

    I like the bit about India. That is one f**ked up sub continent!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,928 ✭✭✭✭rainbow kirby


    Physical? Evening Standard, because it's free and there's feck all else to do on the tube

    Online? Guardian, Irish Times, New York Times


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,248 ✭✭✭✭B.A._Baracus


    me

    independent.ie / independent.uk and http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/

    I cant stand the guardian, far too left wing and the daily fail is far too right wing for my liking


    College assignment, right? ;)


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  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Online? Guardian, Irish Times, New York Times

    Ditto.


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