Broadsheets

[caz99]

Can someone give me a quick rundown of the political lines the broadsheets tend to take?

I like the Daily Telegraph but was led to believe this was a tory paper?

My little sister has also been asked to complete this for some homework and to be honest i dont read newspapers very often with the wonder of the internet and rather ashamed to say i wasnt completely sure.

 

[enigma]

Telegraph- right

Times- centre-right
Independent- centre-left

Guardian-left

 

[Lokki 7]

I like the Daily Telegraph but was led to believe this was a tory paper?

Surely not the Torygraph!

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Telegraph = Home counties retired judge/Colonel/tally ho foxhunting Tories.
Times = Tories of a more modern variety circa 1987.
Guardian = Beard wearing, muesli eating, sandal stomping wet lefties (copyright Looney)
Independent = Fence sitting, wet liberal, we're neither Tory or Labour

 

[Dandyman]

Can someone give me a quick rundown of the political lines the broadsheets tend to take?

I like the Daily Telegraph but was led to believe this was a tory paper?

My little sister has also been asked to complete this for some homework and to be honest i dont read newspapers very often with the wonder of the internet and rather ashamed to say i wasnt completely sure.

Guardian & Independent - liberal (Labour supporting)

Telegraph - Right wing (Tory)

Times - Right wing (whatever is in Rupie Murdoch's financial interests).

FT - pro Business varies depending on the situation probably cautiously pro- Labour at the moment.

 

[Lokki 7]

Telegraph = Home counties retired judge/Colonel/tally ho foxhunting Tories.
Times = Tories of a more modern variety circa 1987.
Guardian = Beard wearing, muesli eating, sandal stomping wet lefties (copyright Looney)
Independent = Fence sitting, wet liberal, we're neither Tory or Labour

Where does the Daily Sport fit into this?

 

[Cian]

Where does the Daily Sport fit into this?

Pro-boobs, whoever aligns with that?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Where does the Daily Sport fit into this?

Third cubicle down, Gents toilet.

 

[WATFORD zero]

Daily sport is balanced - likes the right to match the left

 

[caz99]

Thanks guys. oooh might have to try them all out now. the anticipation is killing me

 

[Skaville]

Actually, The Times is now a tabloid, the Guardian is now Berliner. That only leaves the Telegarph and Independent (which is also available in tabloid).

 

[beorhthelm]

Torygraph is very tory, but is fairly grown up too and tries to be unbiased in its actual news reporting.

Times is very conserative too, but being owned my New Labour loving Murdoch does often present the governments view. but the commentry is broadly right wing. this conflict, imho, actually makes it a usually very balanced and even handed paper.

Guardian is for the liberals, the readership largely teachers, media types and civil servants.

The Independant is a funny one, its clearly very anti government yet left wing too. i suppose thats not such a confusion these days.

Frankly all the broadsheets are pretty good, in particular at actually reporting news, its only really the columnists and commentry that give away their politics.

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Torygraph - Very Conservative
Times - Not quite so conservatiove as the Telegraph. Quite radical at times
Guardian - Liberal, but sensible
Independent - Very liberal

I like them all in their own ways. I'd buy the Times all the time but I hate their typeface

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

Actually, The Times is now a tabloid, the Guardian is now Berliner. That only leaves the Telegarph and Independent (which is also available in tabloid).

Get with the programme. It's been compact only for over a year.

 

[Albion Rob]

Very good coverage of foreign news in Guardian and Indie (don't often get hold of Times and Telegraph so unfair to comment). Much more interesting than some EastEnders bird shagging in a corridor (but much less arousing) and gives you a real sense of what is going on out there and puts quite a lot of perspective on the luxuries we enjoy in this country IMHO.