Probably in no other country are there such great differences between the various national daily newspapers — in the type of news they report and the way they report it.
On the one hand, there are the "quality" newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. These concern themselves, as far as possible, with factual reports of major national and international events, with the world of politics and business and with the arts and sport.
On the other hand, there are the "populars" and "tabloids," so-called because of their smaller size. The tabloids — the most widely read of which are The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, the Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Star — concentrate on more emotive reporting of stories often featuring sex, violence, the Royal Family, film and pop stars, and sport. It's often said that the popular press aims to entertain its readers rather than inform them.
The tabloid press is much more popular than the quality press. In some countries, newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. This is not the case in Britain. Newspapers here are mostly owned by individuals or by publishing companies, and the editors of the papers are usually allowed considerate freedom of expression. This is not to say that newspapers are without political bias. Papers like The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express and The Sun, for example, usually reflect Conservative opinions in their comment and reporting, while the Daily Mirror and The Guardian have a more left-wing bias.
In addition to the 12 national daily newspapers there are nine national papers which are published on Sundays. Most of the "Sundays" contain more reading matter than daily papers, and several of them also include "colour supplements" — separate colour magazines which contain photographically illustrated feature articles. Reading a Sunday paper, like having a big Sunday lunch, is an important tradition in many British households.
Besides, nearly every area in Britain has one or more local newspapers. The British are one of the biggest newspaper-reading nations in the world.
On the one hand, there are the "quality" newspapers: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, the Financial Times and The Daily Telegraph. These concern themselves, as far as possible, with factual reports of major national and international events, with the world of politics and business and with the arts and sport.
On the other hand, there are the "populars" and "tabloids," so-called because of their smaller size. The tabloids — the most widely read of which are The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, the Daily Mirror, The Sun and The Daily Star — concentrate on more emotive reporting of stories often featuring sex, violence, the Royal Family, film and pop stars, and sport. It's often said that the popular press aims to entertain its readers rather than inform them.
The tabloid press is much more popular than the quality press. In some countries, newspapers are owned by government or by political parties. This is not the case in Britain. Newspapers here are mostly owned by individuals or by publishing companies, and the editors of the papers are usually allowed considerate freedom of expression. This is not to say that newspapers are without political bias. Papers like The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express and The Sun, for example, usually reflect Conservative opinions in their comment and reporting, while the Daily Mirror and The Guardian have a more left-wing bias.
In addition to the 12 national daily newspapers there are nine national papers which are published on Sundays. Most of the "Sundays" contain more reading matter than daily papers, and several of them also include "colour supplements" — separate colour magazines which contain photographically illustrated feature articles. Reading a Sunday paper, like having a big Sunday lunch, is an important tradition in many British households.
Besides, nearly every area in Britain has one or more local newspapers. The British are one of the biggest newspaper-reading nations in the world.
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Напевно, ні в жодній іншій країні немає такого великого відмінності між різними національними щоденними газетами - за типом новин, які вони повідомляють і тим, як вони повідомляють про це.
З одного боку, є "якісні" газети: The Times, The Independent, The Guardian, Financial Times і The Daily Telegraph. Вони займаються, наскільки це можливо, фактичними звітами про великих національних і міжнародних заходах, світом політики, бізнесу, мистецтва і спорту.
З іншого боку, є "популярні газети" або "бульварна преса", які так називається тому, що вони меншого розміру. Таблоїди - найбільш широко читаються The Daily Mail, The Daily Express, Daily Mirror, ВС і The Daily Star - зосереджують увагу на більш емоційних уявленнях історій, нерідко завдяки сексу, насильства, королевскай сім'ї, кіно-і поп-зірок і спорту. Часто кажуть, що популярна преса має на меті розважити своїх читачів, а не інформувати їх.
Бульварна преса набагато більш популярна, ніж газети повного формату. У деяких країнах, газети належать уряду або політичними партіям. Але це не так в Великобританії. Газети тут, в основному, належать приватним особам або видавничим компаніям, а редактори газет, як правило, мають значну свободу вираження думок. Це не означає, що газети не мають політичних пристрастей. Газети The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Express і ВС, наприклад, як правило, відображають думку консерваторів, а Daily Mirror і The Guardian мають більш лівий ухил.
На додаток до 12 національним щоденним газетам є дев'ять національних видань, які публікуються в неділю. Більшість "недільників" містить більше чітательних матеріалів, ніж щоденні газети, а деякі з них включають також "кольорові вставки" - окремі кольорові журнали, які містять ілюстрування тематичних статті. Читання недільної газети, як і великий обід в неділю, є важливою традицією у багатьох британських домогосподарствах.
Крім того, практично у всіх частинах Великобританії є одна або кілька місцевих газет. Англійці - одна з найбільших націй-читачів газет в світі.
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