Who buys a newspaper?

We had the Sunday Times delivered for years but about a year ago my husband said he didn’t bother to read much of it all so we stopped. I miss the culture section most but we buy the 85p tv mag now.
We always read the local weekly paper in our library and often look at The Times in there too. The Sunday Tines is available to read from the Monday.

nanna8

Me too. But my husband prints out the The Times Concise crosswords and the codewords as I found it too easy to cheat online!!
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I haven't regularly bought a paper version of the Guardian for years, but subscribe to get an online copy daily. One of my kids lives in mainland Europe, and I buy a paper copy to take with me when I visit, and we do the crosswords together.

I buy a newpaper every Tuesday and Saturday

We used to get The Observer on Sundays for husband and The People for me as I like the crossword and puzzles.
No longer get the Observer.

I buy a Mail on Sunday, originally for the YOU Mag (love it) but often interesting medical articles and some actual news!

OH buys one on a saturday for the telly magazine, if it was left to me ,I wouldn't bother.

Another fan of PressReader, from the local library, here. I read the Telegraph and the Guardian every day and then try to balance their views half way between them. I also can read papers from around the world, it’s so interesting seeing the same news event from another country’s viewpoint. When I’m abroad I can still read an English newspaper and I also get whichever magazines I choose. It’s a fabulous service.

Since DH died I make every effort to walk to local shop to buy a paper. It’s a mile there and back, I feel better for the exercise and fresh air. Return home and enjoy reading with a coffee.

I regularly buy The Guardian on a Saturday and it lasts me the whole week.

What a lot of Guardian readers! Quelle surprise!
Telegraph here.

I have a print subscription to the Telegraph - a family newspaper since I was a child - and a digital sub to The Times. I have bonus subs with both papers that I have given to the DDs and one SinL so they read them too (online). Most days I do (attempt!) the D Tel cryptic crossword. I buy the D Tel every day, often from a newsagent in town who has a delivery round.

JPB123

What a lot of Guardian readers! Quelle surprise!
Telegraph here.

I hope you've noted that some read the Telegraph as well as the Guardian and vice versa - ie seek out a breadth of views. I certainly do, its really important for readers of one POV to see what others are saying:

it was bad when paywalls started cropping up everywhere, but you can generally read the articles the day after on other websites.

DH loves his paper, and I do the crosswords and puzzles.

Not cheap though, I used to get The Week - a far more balanced view as it summarises all the papers and give world news you cannot find. I seldom had time to read it so gave it up, might get it again if time permits

DH buys the Times daily, when we go on holiday he gets a friend to get it for him! And we have another paper on Saturday as well. He also watches the TV news three times a day. I don't normally do more than flick through on weekdays, but do read much of the weekend ones, including the magazines.

JPB123

What a lot of Guardian readers! Quelle surprise!
Telegraph here.

Don't forget it's one of the few that remain free online!

I have a paper delivered every day, plus the local paper once a week, although it’s a shadow of its former self! I don’t like reading papers or books online.

Newspapers will have a renaissance when people realise AI will track your every move on the web.

I get my news on the BBC News app first thing when I wake up , both national international and local, then occasionally I buy The I which is compact , unbiased and good for train journeys. I also use it for mopping up the cat’s paws and my feet on wet days when she comes in from the garden so it’s multi-functional! I can’t read a lot of news online, I find it a strain on my eyes.

I can't understand why any thinking person would read the Torygraph, those that
do are only reading what they want to believe

It's the same for all newspapers. I intensely dislike the phrase 'thinking person'. It only denotes that the person only likes people who agree with them.

We buy a newspaper on Saturdays and Sundays. My daughter does not buy a newspaper at all and my son buys the Financial Times.

David49

I can't understand why any thinking person would read the Torygraph, those that
do are only reading what they want to believe

That is a ridiculous thing to say. There are many people, and we are among them who buy papers that represent the full range of the political spectrum. I have just put Sunday's Observer and Mail on Sunday in the recycling box.

It is a very narrow minded attitude to see papers only through their politics. All the newspapers, except some of the bottom end tabloids employ excellent journalists who write extensively on all kinds of topics, as well as reviews of books, music and restaurants. Most have excellent specialised medical and financial sections.

The problem with relying n online news is that it has a constantly recalculating algorythm that tries to get as close as it can to giving you only what it knows you want to read. The joy of a newspaper, whatever its politics, is that it gives me the news that I never realised I would find interesting.

Well said M0nica

Newspapers like the Telegraph are fueling the rise of Reform with the constant belittling of moderate politics, do you really think that is a good thing. The more exaggerated and salacious the more buy the newspaper, they are not reporting news they are influencing opinion.