Right Wing Press

[diddlydo]

The trashy right-wing press is over-quoted on this site - by which I mean the Daily Fail (sic) and the Daily Express. Is it indicative of the intelligence of said posters? Do they not read the Torygraph which at least has more articulate journalists even if one disagrees with their views?

[ummmm]

I used to buy The Express. It had the only crossword I could complete.

[Gromit]

That is pretty disrespectful.
Most people have an opinion, and if they read a newspaper that chimes with their views, then they will continued to read it. That will then influence them on other subjects, usually on a similar political agenda, that they read in the same newspaper.
Obviously it is a mistake to consume news from just one (possibly biased) source. Ideally we should read every Daily Newspaper from different spectrums of opinion. But we are too busy to do that, so buy just what re-affirms our long held views.

[Buenchico]

Most people here (with the possible exception of our crossword fans) probably don't buy print newspapers at all. So they're reliant on web versions. The fact that the Daily Wail is the most popular newspaper website in the world probably accounts for lots of people reading its content, simply because Google then pushes it to the top of its search ranking for anyone seeking out information on a particular issue. Potentially more reliable newspaper sites, such as that of The Times, are hidden behind paywalls, so they're far less likely to get quoted here.

A quick look at any AB poll based upon political allegiance, such the current one asking about members voting intention in the General Election, suggests that AB's membership is skewed far more to the right than the general population of the country is (possibly because the age profile of AB members seems to be significantly skewed towards those of 'advanced years'). So it's probably unsurprising that there are plenty of right-wing posts here.

However there do seem to be some people here who're incapable of reading and/or understanding the in-depth analysis of some of our more 'serious' newspapers and who prefer to simply tag along with the over-simplistic 'solutions' offered by the Wail, et al.

[Zacs-Master]

The Torygraph now resides behind a paywall (or most of its content does) so it’s no longer worth posting links to.

[Theland]

What is wrong with being a right wing patriotic Nationalist?
Our enemy is Globalism, driven by the left wing.
What is their agenda? The thugs of ANTIFA, unlimited immigration, curbs on freedom, particularly freedom of speech. The list goes on.

[diddlydo]

OK - I didn't realise that the Torygraph has a pay wall as I'd never go near that site . So, rather than the Daily Fail or Express, better to quote the BBC which is pretty right-wing but at least not sensationalist.

[Zacs-Master]

There are dozens of links to BBC news. Probably as many as there are DM links.

[diddlydo]

Most of the election/Brexit threads have links to the Daily Fail/Express, especially when posted by certain people.

[naomi24]

diddlydo, //I didn't realise that the Torygraph has a pay wall as I'd never go near that site . //

And yet you know the Telegraph has more articulate journalists. Magic!

[Theland]

Diddlydo - What? The BBC is very left wing as is channel 4, so don't know how you think that.

[cassa333]

So you insult fellow ABers intelligence because they don’t seem to agree with your ideology.

And what newspaper or news outlet do you consider to be adequate?

[Theland]

Cassa - who is that to?

[Gromit]

The BBC by it charter is compelled to be unbiased.
(whether they achieve that depends on your own political bias).
But Newspapers are not obligated to be impartial and are openly one sided. Most viewers and readers ARE biased, so post what they agree with rather than what is true.
Newspapers are owned buy multi-billionaires who have a right wing bias, so their newspapers reflect that.

[naomi24]

// (whether they achieve that depends on your own political bias). //

They don't - and it doesn't. Truth is truth - lies are not.

[Gromit]

Naomi
Because of its constraints, the BBC tries to be impartial even though they don’t always achieve it.
The print media don’t even try to be impartial because there is obligation for them to be fair.

[naomi24]

//Because of its constraints, the BBC tries to be impartial //

Nice to end the day with a laugh.

Night Gromit.

[jim360]

Not that it particularly matters, but left-wing commentators tend to be as much if not more vicious in their complaints about perceived BBC bias against them than right-wing commentators are.

The BBC *does* try to be impartial, but the BBC also seems not to understand what impartiality means.

[Deskdiary]

"Is it indicative of the intelligence of said posters?"

You have amply demonstrated recently that you're not the sharpest knife in the drawer, so it's a little rich questioning the intelligence of other members.

[ToraToraTora]

i don't read any newspapers, most of my links are from the bbc or sky news sites.

[dannyk13]

Diddlydo is an avid reader of the Guardian.Enough said.