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Old 01-01-2017, 12:09
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The Daily Mail caters to so many audiences at once. How many other publications run campaigns against the "sexualisation of children" for the terminally outraged while writing articles about 8 year old "leggy beauties" strutting their stuff and the sexy curves of 14 year olds?

The DM just want to satisfy everyone.
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Old 01-01-2017, 12:11
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The DM appears to be the paper that people love to hate, particularly on here. It seems to make them feel somewhat superior.
Definitely. Always makes me smile when I read it on DS because I'm never convinced.
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Old 01-01-2017, 12:16
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It may be morally indefensible but it makes money. Despite the decline in sales and advertising revenue in the print newspaper market, the company's revenue is up and as a result its online operation employs more staff year-on-year.

Of course it's only able to do so because people like it. Or love to hate it.

(Oh, and I got the info about the company's finances from the other newspaper we all love to hate. The one that makes huge losses and makes huge staff cuts, despite being morally fairly defensible)
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Old 01-01-2017, 12:49
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It is because of the good website.

It is much easier to find articles on the DM website than the majority of its competitors
Plus it's free to use as well, some other newspaper sites require payment to gain access.
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Old 01-01-2017, 12:53
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Football coverage is very good and extensive down to lower leagues.
But far more importantly -
On campaigns, it would take a lot to surpass how the Mail went out on a limb by naming Stephen Lawrence's murderers. MPs of all persuasions and the Guardian recognised the importance of this:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...nts-daily-mail
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:00
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I feel Daily Mail reader has become a useful soundbite to establish a superior socially progressive position

Proggressive doesn't neccessarily translate to good or better though.

Both ends of the media are weighted by their personal prejudices and preferences, and both can come across as callous and indifferent around some issues.

Personally I think the Daily Express is worse than the DM, which I don't mind reading now and again.
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:07
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Personally I think the Daily Express is worse than the DM, which I don't mind reading now and again.
Couldn't agree more about the Express, it's far worse.
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:33
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The DM appears to be the paper that people love to hate, particularly on here. It seems to make them feel somewhat superior.
We have the DM delivered as well as the Times as dad is a fan of both. I usally always read the DM on-line.

On the whole, their views ties in with mine and me and my parents feel that the DM express the views of the middle class, hard working, tax paying people of England, especially London and se England.

I personally see the DM as a factual and very balanced news/media outlet.
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:51
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The Mail is good at revealing abuses of power and corruption.
In other words it is good at being hypocritical.
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:53
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We have the DM delivered as well as the Times as dad is a fan of both. I usally always read the DM on-line.

On the whole, their views ties in with mine and me and my parents feel that the DM express the views of the middle class, hard working, tax paying people of England, especially London and se England.

I personally see the DM as a factual and very balanced news/media outlet.
Factual and balanced? Is this is a joke?
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Old 01-01-2017, 13:58
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Good rule of thumb: if you're ever undecided about which stance to take on an issue, find out what the Daily Mail thinks and then take the opposite stance.
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:05
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They make a lot of money
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Old 01-01-2017, 14:09
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Good rule of thumb: if you're ever undecided about which stance to take on an issue, find out what the Daily Mail thinks and then take the opposite stance.
if only it were that simple.

Disagree with the poster upthread who says it's "always factual and balanced" but it's had a FEW effective campaigns which fly in the face of it's other predictable rhetoric

eg. Stephen Lawrence
GM Foods/Science
it's current one appears to be corruption & nepotism in Foreign Aid.

OTOH it's as effective as the Guardian in scare stories and hysteria .....whilst on something genuinely scary like climate change it's in total denial. ( Meanwhile the G covers climate change well but promotes profligate consumption/travel etc.)
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Old 01-01-2017, 15:32
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For such an unpopular publication, it's truly astounding how many people read it !
Nobody ever claims the mail isn't popular. Popular doesn't mean good though. There's a lot of popular shite. Also you have to look a bit deeper into why it is so popular. For example how many people read the website just to see the outrageous articles and have a laugh?
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Old 01-01-2017, 15:34
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I will say their football coverage on the website is usually very good. Although even it veers into the ridiculous a good few times.
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Old 01-01-2017, 15:39
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Factual and balanced? Is this is a joke?
No, I'm deadly serious!!
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Old 01-01-2017, 15:59
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No, I'm deadly serious!!
Then I think someone should have bought you a dictionary for Christmas.
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:14
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Football coverage is very good and extensive down to lower leagues.
But far more importantly -
On campaigns, it would take a lot to surpass how the Mail went out on a limb by naming Stephen Lawrence's murderers. MPs of all persuasions and the Guardian recognised the importance of this:
https://www.theguardian.com/media/20...nts-daily-mail
I'm sure the lefties will either ignore or gloss over that.
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:17
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Nobody ever claims the mail isn't popular. Popular doesn't mean good though. There's a lot of popular shite. Also you have to look a bit deeper into why it is so popular. For example how many people read the website just to see the outrageous articles and have a laugh?
Who reckons they are qualified to decide for everyone whether something is good or not?
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:18
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Then I think someone should have bought you a dictionary for Christmas.
Just because you disagree with my views about the DM does not necessitate in me getting a "dictionary fro xmas"

Like in RL, I'm an open and reasonble person and respond in a polite manner no matter what the provaction is. The DM is loved by me, my parents , my sibblings possibly becsue we are all hard wroking, property owning, tax paying decent people.
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:19
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Who reckons they are qualified to decide for everyone whether something is good or not?
Nobody. Where did you get that? All I'm saying is popularity isn't a judge of quality.
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:27
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I saw a Daily Mial video in my facebook newsfeed of a little deaf baby boy who heard his mum talking to him for the first time. That was nice.
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:38
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I will most certainly defend the daily mail to the hilt. It is read by idiots, what do you expect from it?
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:50
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Just because you disagree with my views about the DM does not necessitate in me getting a "dictionary fro xmas"

Like in RL, I'm an open and reasonble person and respond in a polite manner no matter what the provaction is. The DM is loved by me, my parents , my sibblings possibly becsue we are all hard wroking, property owning, tax paying decent people.
Yeah but someone still should have bought you a dictionary or at least a device with autocorrect!
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Old 01-01-2017, 16:52
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I only read it on line and it's a good read
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