Acey Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I was thinking about the state of the press today at work; tabloids, in particular. Do you think they get an easy ride, law-wise? I'm thinking of issues such as "Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster"/"Gotcha"/Richard Littlejohn being allowed to live. Do the fact that they're tabloids mean that we immediately take everything with a pinch of salt, as opposed to saying, "Hold on - they can't say that!" I know I do, anyway. Also, is "The Daily Sport" a newspaper, or a soft-porn magazine? What's the difference? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 My main thought is that most tabloids aren't newspapers any more. They are just gossip sheets. Mostly devoted to promoting soap operas and reality shows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 My main thought is that most tabloids aren't newspapers any more. They are just gossip sheets. Mostly devoted to promoting soap operas and reality shows. Which is quite understandable when you consider a large number of the population has access to 24 hour news from around the globe. Most news is old within the hour nowadays and the tabloids had no choice but to adapt, and because TV and celebs are big business it was the next logical step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makween Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I quite like tabloids, if only because they make me feel superior to the majority of people out there. The Daily Record's good recently, a double page spread every day about Glasgow gangsters fifteen years ago. It is, after all, what normal, well adjusted people want to read about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acey Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 Which is quite understandable when you consider a large number of the population has access to 24 hour news from around the globe. Most news is old within the hour nowadays and the tabloids had no choice but to adapt, and because TV and celebs are big business it was the next logical step. That's a really good point; hadn't thought of that! With celebs in mind, do you think that tabloids get away with more in terms of defamation/libel/invasion of privacy, because it's just their business? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I had to laugh at the fact the tabloids got all high and mighty about the Ross/Brand farce this week. Talk about hypocrisy. They are just another tool to keep the general population brain dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackJAC? Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 That's a really good point; hadn't thought of that! With celebs in mind, do you think that tabloids get away with more in terms of defamation/libel/invasion of privacy, because it's just their business? I dunno ya cheeky *******. I'll camp outside JK Rowling's house for a few days and get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_is_my_story Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I was thinking about the state of the press today at work; tabloids, in particular. Do you think they get an easy ride, law-wise? I'm thinking of issues such as "Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster"/"Gotcha"/Richard Littlejohn being allowed to live. Do the fact that they're tabloids mean that we immediately take everything with a pinch of salt, as opposed to saying, "Hold on - they can't say that!" I know I do, anyway. Also, is "The Daily Sport" a newspaper, or a soft-porn magazine? What's the difference? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! They seem to get away with printing almost anything, due to their "our source revealed..." or "a friend of the troubled star said..." style of writing. In other words, they never name these 'sources', and just make up the 'quotes' as they go along. Loada pish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
this_is_my_story Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 I quite like tabloids, if only because they make me feel superior to the majority of people out there. The Daily Record's good recently, a double page spread every day about Glasgow gangsters fifteen years ago. It is, after all, what normal, well adjusted people want to read about. Aye, have often wondered about the Record. I don't think it's 'glamourising' crime as such, but it's like they're saying "Look, look at our big time gangsters! Some of them even had links with the KRAYS!! They're well as hard as any of those London mobs!" Flip forward a couple of pages though, and read the 'Record View' and it'll no doubt be passing judgement on the leniency of sentences handed out to drug dealers, perpetrators of knife crime (not that I think those crimes shouldn't be dealt with more suitably), etc. So much contradiction in that paper, it's laughable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acey Posted November 1, 2008 Author Share Posted November 1, 2008 I dunno ya cheeky *******. I wasn't being sarcastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor FinnBarr Posted November 1, 2008 Share Posted November 1, 2008 I was thinking about the state of the press today at work; tabloids, in particular. Do you think they get an easy ride, law-wise? I'm thinking of issues such as "Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster"/"Gotcha"/Richard Littlejohn being allowed to live. Do the fact that they're tabloids mean that we immediately take everything with a pinch of salt, as opposed to saying, "Hold on - they can't say that!" I know I do, anyway. Also, is "The Daily Sport" a newspaper, or a soft-porn magazine? What's the difference? I'd be interested to hear your thoughts! Is it a newspaper? I always thought it was a contact mag! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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