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Whitewavemark2 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:50:21

TBH I have never ever read the DM - no reason to.

If I am away and can’t get the guardian I would buy the times or telegraph just to see what the opposition is saying

Whitewavemark2 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:45:45

You’ll not be surprised to read that I have a guardian subscription - delivered every day except Sunday when the observer is deliveredšŸ˜„

We have just started subscribing and having delivered a local paper to keep up with local news, although I haven’t yet read it. DH reads it out to mešŸ˜

Passthechocolates Wed 12-Apr-23 14:45:13

I’m in, I too read the Daily Mail, well bits of it when I received it online on their special offer.
Now I sometimes catch their headlines, but can’t be doing with celebs, I never know who they are anyway.
All papers have an agenda, however they market themselves.

Littleannie Wed 12-Apr-23 14:40:32

I have the digital issue every day. It downloads onto my tablet in the early hours so it is always waiting when I get out of bed. I pay £65 for the year. That's a paper every day , the glossy magazine and the 2 TV magazines at the weekend. Much easier than having to go down to the newsagents every day, and considerably cheaper than the paper version.
I enjoy it and have no intention of stopping it, despite anybody who criticises it.
And no, I am not uneducated. I had a high level job in the Civil Service until I retired, and am now a freelance crossword compiler.

Musicgirl Wed 12-Apr-23 14:33:44

I have read it for years l do take some of the articles with a very large dollop of salt. I also read articles from other newspapers, including the Guardian, online. Despite its reputation, it is the most popular newspaper in the country.

Galaxy Wed 12-Apr-23 14:33:12

No papers are unbiased whether it's the mail or the guardian. I dont read either.

Iam64 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:24:23

Welcome volver3, it wouldn’t be a DM discussion without disagreement.
I read on line despite knowing I’m contributing to its place as a ā€˜popular’ paper. I don’t expect unbiased reporting, quite the opposite.

rosie1959 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:23:12

I look at a variety of newspaper on line during the day.
If we buy a newspaper at the weekend of when on holiday it tends to be the Daily Mail my DH likes the quick crossword on the back page

Kate1949 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:21:55

Because I like the magazine and the TV guide. I am very shallow.

volver3 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:18:14

OK, at risk of being accused of stirring things up...

What possible reason do you have for buying a paper that includes fake news and biased reporting? One that Wiki has decided not to include as a source because they are unreliable? (Wiki!) Are you all so capable of withstanding propaganda that it just rolls off you like water off a ducks back? Do you not care about giving money to liars and cheats who hack people's phones?

Why am I thinking about the men who said they only bought Playboy for the articles?

Kate1949 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:16:07

We buy The Daily Mail on Saturday only because I like the magazine with it.

timetogo2016 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:16:00

I too read the Daily Mail on line.
I buy it on a Saturday for the TV guide.

nanna8 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:12:50

I buy them for the crosswords and the letters. The news is always out of date compared with other media.

Smileless2012 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:09:47

I rarely buy a paper but when I do it's usually the DM's Saturday edition.

Sarah75 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:06:05

We have been buying just weekend papers (The Guardian and The Telegraph) for quite a while - for the news, obviously, but also for the crosswords, magazines etc. But recently, paying £7.50 !, we are reconsidering. (re the OP, I never read the DM)

GrannyGravy13 Wed 12-Apr-23 14:02:20

We used to buy the DM every Saturday for the weekend supplement, puzzles etc., I used to enjoy the Female section which is one day during the week.

Haven’t purchased a print newspaper since Covid, happy to browse the Sunday’s when out for breakfast or the daily’s at lunchtime in our local coffee shop/bistro though.

The constant put downs by posters regarding the IQ of DM readers and their inability to think for themselves is rather tedious and predictable.

Iam64 Wed 12-Apr-23 13:42:37

Varian’s thread on the average gransnetter led to a few posters outing themselves as Daily Mail readers. One poster also reads the Guardian. I too am Spartacus. I read the DM on line. I buy the Guardian. That’s two of us šŸ˜