News junkies--I'd like your opinion, please

GreenArrow

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:27 PM
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News junkies--I'd like your opinion, please

What do people think of the credibility of the UK Independent?

Reliable/unreliable? Fair? Mainstream? Other? And so on...

Thanks

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Red_Storm

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:46 PM
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1. I think.................

it does a very good job reporting on world affairs, world politics......I thought their coverage of the Iraq War was outstanding.............

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Stevendsmith

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:47 PM
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2. Haven't Read Much From The Independent

Edited on Wed Oct-29-03 03:47 PM by Stevendsmith

The Guardian is excellent, though. I wish we had an American equivelant

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Red_Storm

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:52 PM
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4. Agree 100% ............

The Guardian is one of the best newspapers in the world.....I subscribe to their weekly edition and i'm always amazed how their coverage of world affairs is so much better than most U.S. newspapers......

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ShaneGR

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:49 PM
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3. Liberal Brit Tabloid

Of course, the Brit tabloids are far different from the American Tabloids. But that's the general view.

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qwertyMike

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Wed Oct-29-03 04:07 PM
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6. Broadsheet, not a tabloid

Edited on Wed Oct-29-03 04:08 PM by qwertyMike

Makes a difference in the UK
It's 'Liberal' (Soc. Dem) in the Brit. sense.
Left of centre .
Trendy. Awesome feature writing and opinion (like most of the UK serious rags) & so-so news source

Responsible.

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brainshrub

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Wed Oct-29-03 03:54 PM
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5. Speaking as a News Junkie...

I like it. I compile "Brainshrub's Morning News Scan" every day, and I use them as source material all the time.

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SeattleRob

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Wed Oct-29-03 05:43 PM
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7. It is an excellent paper

with a liberal slant. In England, when you pick up a newspaper, you know where they are coming from. Unlike here, where they try to pretend they're objective.

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