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I don't know if it's as simple as a left vs right wing thing. The telegraph for example is relatively right wing and does not seem to attract the same sort of i

• gadders 14y ago
  That is true, but then the Daily Mirror is a left-wing tabloid and doesn't get so much opprobrium, even though (as the news today tells us) they were also guilty of phone-hacking.
  • josephlord 14y ago
    But nobody reads it (relative to the Daily Mail and The Sun) and it just doesn't seem to matter in terms of the political debate. That is why it doesn't get so much opprobrium - it just doesn't matter. The Daily Mail and The Sun can mount massive campaigns, ruin careers of politicians and swing large amounts of votes (or at least that is the perception). All the Mirror readers vote Labour whatever they say (not necessarily true but perception amongst politicians). August readership - Daily Mirror 1.1M, Daily Mail 1.9M, Sun 2.5M Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/table/2012/sep/20/abcs-national-newspapers http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/table/2012/sep/20/abcs-natio...
• EliRivers 14y ago
  Your comment is confusing. The Daily Mail IS right wing. That said, the Telegraph relies much less on emotional response and raw propaganda, and also does not seem to dedicate a vast amount of its time (almost as much as the Express does on house prices) to dividing the universe into things that cause or cure cancer (or sometimes both). I couldn't care less what the Mail's political leaning is; its a style thing rather than a (lack of) content thing.