What Newspapers/Magazines do you read?

tigerpink

Just curious to know which newspapers are more commonly read by women in Ireland, I always see more men buying them than women, is this an accurate observation? Also, what is your favorite must have magazines? Do you go for the weekly reads such as "Chat" or the glossy gossip "OK' type or maybe specific ones such as the Economist or Business Plus, History of Ireland?
For me, I like the Herald its an easy quick read that doesn't challenge my brain cells too much after a long day, On Sunday I like to read the Sunday indo, maybe the Sunday times for good quality reads when I have the time to chill. Magazine-wise I love a weekly chat or take -a-break to read while trying to go asleep but also like Focus, Psychology Today and Zest for fitness tips.

Links234

None. Get my news from online sources, and don't read any mags.

baby and crumble

I'm like Links, I read pretty much everything online. I have a load of news/ lifestyle "magazines" that I read online.

Hufington Post
Thejournal.ie
Primer
American GQ
Washington Post
Irish Times
The Guardian (UK)

I also am addicted to the app "Flipboard". It's like an RSS feeder, but you create your own "magazines" and curate them yourself for others to read, and you can read and subscribe to other peoples magazines. On that I read a lot of the tech and home magazines.

I will occasionally buy a printed magazine.

Diva
Total Film
Monocle
And various sewing magazines, depending on the content...

Yes, I have varied interests to say the least!

Rosy Posy

Get the Guardian Weekly (the international edition with content from the guardian the observer the Washington post and le monde), frankie (a bimonthly Australian 'lifestyle' magazine- interesting articles, no vaccuous filler), Mollie Makes (crafts) and would dip into the oh's new scientist. I might look at the journal or the times online. The newspapers here (NZ) are full of provincial shyte. I loathe gossip magazines with a passion, who's too fat, who's too thin who cares!!??! I used to read fashion glossies like vogue occasionally but they're mostly ads for stuff I will never afford and I'm really careful about what kind of images come into our home what with little impressionable kids around, especially since having a daughter.

angeldelight

The only magazine I buy on a consistent basis is Good Housekeeping - has great recipes and generally well written content focusing on promoting women. I also enjoy Marie Claire and Vanity Fair but wouldn't buy them every month. The only newspaper I really read is the Irish Times on a Saturday, apart from that I get all my news from online sources

pwurple

Printed papers.. I read The Irish Times , the english Times, and the Examiner, mainly because my parents buy them, so when I pop in for a cuppa I have a flick through them and do their crossword. Mwahaha.

If I'm buying a paper myself it's usually the Telegraph. This was my grandparents newspaper of choice, when they passed away I started buying it to remind myself of times spent talking to them about bits in it. Now I just like it for it's own merits. Best gardening section.

Online media, just the free ones. Huff post, guardian ( even though it annoys me) and the odd glance at the journal just to wind myself up ( I don't know why I go there at all, it gives me lots of things to be annoyed about! The headlines and bylines often are barely about the story and full of typos and grammar errors, the opinion pieces never have a balanced alternative opinion piece, and they repost so much reddit stuff and other sources it's not funny. It's more an aggregate than a source itself. It's like it is run by teenagers for a school project).

Magazines, if I buy them at all (maybe twice a year) I tend to go for specialised ones and get a bunch in one go that last me ages. Motorbike magazine, woodturner magazine, gardening one, national geographic or a photography mag. T3 occasionally, I like shiny gizmos.

biZrb

If I'm buying a paper it would be the Irish Times, The Guardian or The Sunday Times.

I read Wired and Sew magazines, got my main interests; technology and sewing covered in those.

I used to buy Grazia the odd time as it was a magazine that covered interesting topics concerning women with some beauty and fashion mixed in. But I've found its dumbed itself down a lot and covers more celebrity stories now, which I'm just not that interested in.

eviltwin

Links234 wrote: »

None. Get my news from online sources, and don't read any mags.

ditto, I don't buy papers, the odd time I'll buy the Guardian on a Saturday because its so packed but that's only if there is something of particular interest to me in it.

I never buy womens magazines, they just leave me feeling cold. The odd time I will buy a specialist one like a cooking one or running one.

meeeeh

I mostly visit Irish Times website during the week. Some websites from where I come from, I still follow stuff there. We religiously buy Irish Times (brilliant edition) and Indo on Saturdays. I don't overly buy magazine I would get Vouge every so often. I don't like tabloids or women's mags.

LenaClaire

I don't buy print magazines or newspapers unless I am flying. On planes I tend to read things like National Geographic or History themed magazines.

On-line I read Wired, Chicago Tribune, NY Times, Washington Post, BBC, Irish Times and CNN mostly.

rainbow kirby

If I'm to buy a paper, generally if I'm travelling or chilling out on a Sunday, it's the Guardian/Observer. Tend to read the London Evening Standard on the tube every evening just because it's free and it seems to nicely fit my commute.

Magazines? Rarely buy any. I do have a soft spot for National Geographic though, always something interesting in it and some beautiful photography.

Daisy78

The only women's magazine I read is Red. It's a good mix of fashion, travel, food and lifestyle features that stays away from the cover to cover celebrity content you get in a lot of other magazines aimed at women. And it's not full of ads for cosmetics that you find in a lot of fashion magazines either.

Apart from that it's the Irish Times on a Saturday/Sunday. And occasionally the travel edition of National Geographic. Every so often il get the Sunday Times.

Rosy Posy

pwurple wrote: »

the odd glance at the journal just to wind myself up ( I don't know why I go there at all, it gives me lots of things to be annoyed about! The headlines and bylines often are barely about the story and full of typos and grammar errors, the opinion pieces never have a balanced alternative opinion piece, and they repost so much reddit stuff and other sources it's not funny. It's more an aggregate than a source itself. It's like it is run by teenagers for a school project).

Lol, I read the Journal to be annoyed too! There's something strangely satisfying in the mixture of righteous indignation combined with the smugness of knowing I could write better with my eyes shut !

I get my all my news online - CNN, Times and other papers, and read The Atlantic and some astronomy magazines online too.

I do like glossy magazines, but I don't buy many of them unless it's for something specific. I bought some interiors magazines and Harpers Bazaar the last time I indulged, because I needed clothes for an occasion and some ideas for decorating and they're useful for inspiration.

beks101

I sieve through about 20 different online news sources on a daily basis because my job dictates it so - primarily BBC, Reuters, Associated Press, Guardian, Telegraph, NY Times, South China Morning Post, Sydney Morning Herald, Wall Street Journal, Jezebel and I always have an eye on the Daily Mail. As sad an indictment of the media world as it is, it's a huge news generator.

When I'm off the clock I prefer reading feature analysis type of stuff on sites like The New Yorker or The Nation. I love having time to think about stuff and take in a subject, sentence by sentence.

As a kid I used to nick my Dad's monthly copies of Readers Digest and disappear for hours, getting lost in the human interest features and 'Amazing Anecdotes' and 'Humour in Uniform' and all those silly little features within, such happy memories. I think that's where I first came to associate reading with pleasure and love and absolute joy and wonder at how words on a page can express so much of the world.

Every week I pick a day according to my erratic work schedule, grab a book or a bunch of papers, head to my favourite coffee shop in central London and spend an entire morning drinking lattes, eating pastries and scouring through them cover to cover. And it's just the happiest little world for me, knowing that every week no matter what kind of chaos I have in my life, I always have this safe, happy haven to look forward to, at least for a few hours.

I haven't bought a glossy magazine in at least five years, just don't see the point or get anything about them really, least of all the cost.

fits

Can't get English language newspapers here but when home I will buy Irish times regularly. Though it has its flaws I think its really important to have that paper in Ireland. Will occasionally browse the independent but am frequently appalled by their headlines and layout. Browse guardian, BBC, Washington post, wall street journal, new York times at times.

For lighter fayre, I will buy outdoor magazines, or horse and hound (if I can get it)

CathyMoran

Get The Sky at Night and Lonely Planet - online The Journal mainly.

McChubbin

I read whatever papers my stepdad brings home- usually the tabloids such as The Mirror or The Sun but I also enjoy Empire, Bizarre Magazine and the How It Works manuals.
I used to be an avid Cosmopolitan reader but I gave up after getting fed up of the hypocrisy of the magazine telling women that they're beautiful no matter what size and then on the opposite page listing the latest fad diet/excercise craze.:rolleyes:

LenaClaire

McChubbin wrote: »

... but I also enjoy Empire, Bizarre Magazine and the How It Works manuals.

I love How It Works! Last one I bought was all about historical war things. From castles and trebuchets to tanks and fighter planes, it was very interesting

McChubbin

LenaClaire wrote: »

I love How It Works! Last one I bought was all about historical war things. From castles and trebuchets to tanks and fighter planes, it was very interesting

They have a sister magazine called All About History (or something to that effect). It is excellent! I also enjoy reading Fortean Times and Skin Shots, though the latter is more of a picture book than a magazine. :pac:

carolinespring

I buy the Irish Times on a Saturday. Nothing better than chilling with a coffee and the paper.

I stopped buying magazines a couple of years ago but if I am going away on holiday would pick up a copy of Closer, Now or something of that kind.