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LESSON 21
T e x t 1
British Mass Media
Newspapers
The British people are probably the greatest newspaper readers in the
world. This explains the fact that there are quite a lot of editions of different
kind. Generally, all the newspapers are divided into two groups. On the one
hand, there are “quality” newspapers, which publish analytical articles on
serious topics, involving economy, politics and business issues. Among the
“quality” papers are
The Times, The Guardian,
The
Financial Times, The
Independent.
Their circulation is not large, but their reputation is
unshakeable. On the other hand, there are “popular” papers, or “tabloids”
which are considered entertaining rather than informative. People buy such
kind of papers to learn the latest news on sports events, private life of
celebrities and rumors. Their circulation is much larger compared to
“quality” papers. They are usually less in size and use large letters for the
headings to report sensational news. The newspapers of this kind have the
word “Daily” in the name. There are usually a lot of photographs,
crosswords, sketches, and commixes in these papers. Among them the most
popular are
Daily Express, The Sun, Daily Mail, Private Eye, Daily Mirror,
Daily Star
and others.
Besides newspapers of daily circulation, there are also the ones issued on
Sundays. These may be either the supplements to the daily papers, or
independent Sunday papers, which are larger in size than the daily ones and
usually have several separate parts on different topics. They can be called
family papers, as there is something to read for each member of the family:
love stories, detective stories, facts from history, sport, art, and much more.
These newspapers contain the word “Sunday” in their title. Besides, there are
a great number of all kinds of magazines.
All the newspapers and magazines in the UK are privately owned. Fleet
Street in London, which was known as the home of many newspapers, has
now lost its prominence — the offices of many newspapers have moved
away from London, as the rent is very high.
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