Which newspaper should I read?

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From my descriptions, which paper would be best suited to my taste?

Hello everyone,

I am currently at uni, and am beginning to start reading newspapers every day as I don't have access to a TV to watch the news at the moment. I am at Oxford, and have views slightly right of centre. I'd say i'm undecided on the moment as to who I want to lead the country next year, but do not want to see UKIP do well at all.

Apart from politics though is there a paper which has particualy high standards of journalism compared to the rest?

I've added a poll for you to suggest which newspaper which I would be best suited to. Unless you have very similar views to me, please don't vote for the paper which you read in the poll, but comment it below instead.

Thank You Very Much!

P.S. You may have gathered that from my name that I have a particular distaste to what I've read in the Daily Mail!

Forgot to point out as well that i'm an international student, so know little about the differences between the British newspapers.

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Reply 1

Safiya122

telegraph and the guardian are most reliable

Reply 2

DailyMailIsALiar

Original post by Safiya122

telegraph and the guardian are most reliable

Are they the big ones which are folded in half? How do they lean politically?

Reply 3

indigobluesss

I usually read the independent every night before bed^^

Reply 4

shawn_o1

Free ones (Metro and Evening Standard)

Or, if you prefer to pay for your daily read...

Telegraph is best

Reply 5

DailyMailIsALiar

Original post by R Dragon

I usually read the independent every night before bed^^

Is that a politically neutral paper?

Reply 6

shawn_o1

By the way, "i" is essentially The Independent :wink:

Reply 7

Safiya122

Original post by DailyMailIsALiar

Are they the big ones which are folded in half? How do they lean politically?

i don't really buy them i usually just view them online and they are quite good. my lecturer advised us to read such newspapers for sociology

Reply 8

DailyMailIsALiar

Forgot to ask as well, which type of people will read each of these newspapers? :smile:

Which is the one which most students read?

Reply 9

the bear

the is brilliant value... 30p during the week, 40p on Saturday.

Reply 10

DailyMailIsALiar

Original post by shawn_o1

By the way, "i" is essentially The Independent :wink:

Oh, I didn't realise! It's a lot smaller than the Independent, do they just condense the articles from the Independent to make the I?

Reply 11

indigobluesss

Original post by DailyMailIsALiar

Is that a politically neutral paper?

I have no idea

Original post by Safiya122

i don't really buy them i usually just view them online and they are quite good. my lecturer advised us to read such newspapers for sociology

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS HERE XD

Reply 12

Safiya122

Original post by R Dragon

WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS HERE XD

stop stalking me :wink:

told you i'm just helpful :biggrin:

is that so wrong?

Reply 13

DailyMailIsALiar

Original post by the bear

the is brilliant value... 30p during the week, 40p on Saturday.

That's a good point, It's a lot cheaper than some of the other ones which cost around £1.60!

Reply 14

indigobluesss

Original post by Safiya122

stop stalking me :wink:

told you i'm just helpful :biggrin:

is that so wrong?

LOL

this is legit scary... maybe it's a sign you should become my minion...

We can rule TSR together (obvs I will be the leader)

Reply 15

Evening

Daily Mail = Right wing xenophobes

The Guardian = Perpetually offended champagne socialists

The Telegraph = Densely written articles to cover up the failure of its sales

The Independent = Neanderthals with the capability of only writing a headline

The Star/The Mirror/The Sun = Cheap gossiping tripe for the mass of shallow beings caked in fake tan

You're never going to find the perfect newspaper so your best bet is to read more than one.

Reply 16

MsFahima

The metro, it's free! :tongue:

Reply 17

P1234R

Good and amusing summary here: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes/BritishNewspapers?from=Main.BritishNewspapers

Best to read a few to get different viewpoints. The Times would be the one I'd go for if I was going to buy a paper, buy you need to pay for a subscription to access their website.