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I wonder what demographic buys the most tabloids, because AFAIUI the Brexit support was skewed hugely towards rural (and non-Scottish/NI) areas. (I might have

I wonder what demographic buys the most tabloids, because AFAIUI the Brexit support was skewed hugely towards rural (and non-Scottish/NI) areas. (I might have missed it in my extremely quick skim, but I don't think the article actually touched on this... which is suprising. I mean, it did mention something about "outside London", but...?)

georgespencer 9y ago
Rural, and older, and less likely to be educated to degree level.
monk_e_boy 9y ago
I used to deliver papers (this was a few years ago) but a good cross section of the community read tabloids (maybe with a broadsheets or two) so from the crappy little run down estate houses to the more affluent 'mini-mansions'
cstross 9y ago
Note that the tabloids have different Scottish editions with radically different editorial policies; the Scottish Sun and the Scottish Daily Mail, while visibly close siblings of their English sister-papers, often cover headline topics (and editorialize) in diametrically opposite directions on key issues (such as Europe, England/Scotland relations, etc). I can quite understand this distinction eluding a NYTimes reporter, though — it's not widely recognized even in England.
- rmc 9y ago
  The same thing happens in Ireland with those newspapers. For example, when Martin McGuinness died a few weeks ago, the newspapers had radically different front pages: http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/C7gsyt4XQAA-efu.jpg http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/C7gsyt4X... https://1k95i3bqziq3bboq03r87f8x-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sunmail-960x718.jpg https://1k95i3bqziq3bboq03r87f8x-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-...
- oska 9y ago
  From the article: > Other newspapers in Mr. Murdoch’s group supported remaining in the European Union, Mr. Gallagher noted, reflecting the views of their readers. Among that group was the Scottish edition of The Sun, which like Scottish voters backed Remain.
- lomnakkus 9y ago
  Oh, that's very interesting -- even though I like to think of myself as quite familiar with British culture (etc.) I had no idea!

georgespencer 9y ago

Rural, and older, and less likely to be educated to degree level.

monk_e_boy 9y ago

I used to deliver papers (this was a few years ago) but a good cross section of the community read tabloids (maybe with a broadsheets or two) so from the crappy little run down estate houses to the more affluent 'mini-mansions'

cstross 9y ago

Note that the tabloids have different Scottish editions with radically different editorial policies; the Scottish Sun and the Scottish Daily Mail, while visibly close siblings of their English sister-papers, often cover headline topics (and editorialize) in diametrically opposite directions on key issues (such as Europe, England/Scotland relations, etc). I can quite understand this distinction eluding a NYTimes reporter, though — it's not widely recognized even in England.

rmc 9y ago
The same thing happens in Ireland with those newspapers. For example, when Martin McGuinness died a few weeks ago, the newspapers had radically different front pages: http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/C7gsyt4XQAA-efu.jpg http://www.thepoke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/C7gsyt4X... https://1k95i3bqziq3bboq03r87f8x-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sunmail-960x718.jpg https://1k95i3bqziq3bboq03r87f8x-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-...
oska 9y ago
From the article: > Other newspapers in Mr. Murdoch’s group supported remaining in the European Union, Mr. Gallagher noted, reflecting the views of their readers. Among that group was the Scottish edition of The Sun, which like Scottish voters backed Remain.
lomnakkus 9y ago
Oh, that's very interesting -- even though I like to think of myself as quite familiar with British culture (etc.) I had no idea!