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Originally Posted by Osem
As I think I've already made clear I'm not against a more responsible media - in fact a degree more responsibility all round (starting with our government and public bodies) would be a very good thing!! It's down to the government of the day to set and maintain the standard of honesty, integrity and professionalism NOT the tabloids or any other part of the media.
I am against people attaching disproportionate blame to a certain small section of the media and using simplistic phrases like "you can't believe what you read in the tabloids" and "well, what do you expect of tabloid readers" and "have you been reading the tabloids again" to stereotype, patronise, disrespect and/or disregard the views of anyone who has the temerity to disagree with them.
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It's a pity then that those who have such reliance on the tabloids can't stop prefacing every post with something about do gooding liberal lefties or something similar.
Neither position is helpful but I think you'll find that BB and others will and do criticise the broadsheets as well.
You have failed to appreciate that some of us aren't against anyone who reads papers as such.It's their willingness not to use their critical faculties when reading them and then whenever anyone pulls them up on poor thinking only to level the charge that we are do gooding lefty liberals or snooty snobby bullies who look down on them.