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The Daily Mail is a lousy, unreliable and sensationalist source (Original Post) cali Apr 2013 OP
They are the British National Enquirer, more or less. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2013 #1
No outlet publishes crap 100% of the time Jeremy Almond Apr 2013 #2
lol. why not simply use better sources than those you name? cali Apr 2013 #3
Is there a master list of approved newspapers? Generic Other Apr 2013 #4
News dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #5
But lies and sensationalism LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #7
Using todays as an example dipsydoodle Apr 2013 #9
that's true - they will have certain photographic specials like "New York in the late 60's" that are Douglas Carpenter Apr 2013 #6
So why do you use it as a source? Nye Bevan Apr 2013 #8
LOL Good question. snagglepuss Apr 2013 #12
They are right wing leaning. When reading anything about Obama it usually isn't southernyankeebelle Apr 2013 #10
+ a googolplex! LeftishBrit Apr 2013 #11
True, but it's a load of fun to read! reformist2 Apr 2013 #13
The Daily Fail n/t PasadenaTrudy Apr 2013 #14

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,744 posts)
1. They are the British National Enquirer, more or less.
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:01 PM
Apr 2013

Take what they print with a grain of salt, at least.

 

Jeremy Almond

(26 posts)
2. No outlet publishes crap 100% of the time
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:05 PM
Apr 2013

None. Not Fox News, not the New York Post. They publish crap more often than other outlets, but not always.

Individual articles should be criticized if they are crap. Good articles from generally bad sources should not be criticized.

 

cali

(114,904 posts)
3. lol. why not simply use better sources than those you name?
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:12 PM
Apr 2013

Not to mention that right wing sources are not welcome here.

Generic Other

(28,979 posts)
4. Is there a master list of approved newspapers?
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:55 PM
Apr 2013

That may sound sarcastic, but I am serious. In other parts of the world, it is sometimes hard to know for certain. I wish I had an easy way to know.

Douglas Carpenter

(20,226 posts)
6. that's true - they will have certain photographic specials like "New York in the late 60's" that are
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 05:57 PM
Apr 2013

a real good. But as a news source - they are as you say unreliable and sensationalist - and one might add - right wing and frequently racist.

 

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)
10. They are right wing leaning. When reading anything about Obama it usually isn't
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 06:13 PM
Apr 2013

positive and when you leave a comment that is pro Obama it never gets posted. I very seldom read it any more.

LeftishBrit

(41,208 posts)
11. + a googolplex!
Sat Apr 20, 2013, 06:16 PM
Apr 2013

Here is a thread posted by Mr Blur and some others from the UK forum in 2007. Although some of the images are no longer available, it gives the idea.

They have always been hateful toward immigrants and minority groups; but recently they have been carrying out a truly vile campaign against people on disability benefits:

http://www.daa.org.uk/index.php?mact=Blogs,cntnt01,showentry,0&cntnt01entryid=385&cntnt01returnid=98

http://www.update.org.uk/news-detail.php?page=97

In addition, they give very sensational misleading reports on science. They have been described as dividing all objects into those that cause cancer and those that cure it. They were the biggest British promoters of the 'vaccines cause autism' propaganda, and thus bear a share of the responsibility for the current measles outbreak.

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