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The Mail? Oh one can hope hope hope.
by retube 15y ago
The Mail? Oh one can hope hope hope.
- vixen99 15y agoWhy do you say that?
- JonnieCache 15y agoIndeed. The mail is ridiculous, and often highly dubious, but it is not outright malicious like the redtops. Pray for its improvement, not its demise.
- seabee 15y agoIt is malicious IMO in the sense of inciting things like xenophobia or homophobia and having a negative effect on society, but it's not in the sane league as interfering with police investigations.
- urbanjunkie 15y agoThe Daily Mail is, in it's own passive aggressive way, as malicious as the redtops, and I personally wouldn't be surprised if it is also implicated in the phone hacking scandal - there's been a very strong implication that all the tabloids are 'dirty'. But an example of just how vile the Daily Mail is can be seen here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010193/Teachers-strike-Sophie-Howard-13-killed-falling-branch-school-closed.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2010193/Teachers-str... As can be seen from the URL (but subsequently excised from the headline and the story itself), the Daily Mail blamed the death of this schoolgirl, killed by a falling branch, on teachers who were striking on that day. The original story can be seen here: http://ontoberlin.blogspot.com/2011/07/daily-mail-claims-teachers-strike.html http://ontoberlin.blogspot.com/2011/07/daily-mail-claims-tea...
- vixen99 15y agoYou are sadly continuing the perjorative drift with no beef. It's almost a cliche to say a few rude words about it, isn't it? I wouldn't argue with that view if it concerned the Sun or the News of the World (R.I.P - no, I'm joking) though again, a critique minus the purple prose would be welcome. Over the Anglosphere seventy million people read the Daily Mail. It's a highly successful enterprise. I agree that that does not mean it cannot be 'ridiculous' or 'dubious' but it does suggest that a smidgeon of supporting evidence for your view should be forthcoming. I read it most days and find it amusing and interesting in its reporting on topics not covered in the British broadsheets. Personally I enjoy a spot of reasonably-sourced gossip. I also enjoy looking at pictures of nice girls on beaches. Probably I'm a lost soul. And so, how would you improve it? Please don't construe my comment as suggesting that that should not take place.
- JonnieCache 15y agoWell they could stop with the ludicrous health "advice" for a start. See: http://kill-or-cure.heroku.com/ http://kill-or-cure.heroku.com/ Then there's the whole MMR thing, and the rest: http://www.badscience.net/category/media/papers-mail/ http://www.badscience.net/category/media/papers-mail/