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GreenArrow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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 Donating Member (893 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore 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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