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Originally Posted by Chris T
I think 'tabloid' and 'broadsheet' are too imprecise as definitions of what type of paper is best, and not just because the Inde and the Times are now tabloid, and I still think your question is too imprecise. When you say 'best' or 'better than', do you mean 'contains most detail', 'gives the best analysis' or 'argues its editorial line most effectively'?
The big problem in this context is that our newspapers are partisan so it's hard to know whether you're getting a truly balanced view of any particular event.
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There is a blurring of definition in the mid-market camp, but I personally would put the Mail and The Express in with The Sun, Mirror and Star. The Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Indie and FT in broadsheets.
Detail and analysis wouyld be my indicators, rather than successfully pushing an editorial line. I guess my point with the tabloids is the amount of current affairs information they don't publish which is as important as the stuff they do. In promoting an editrorial line, the broadsheets will tend to provide a much fuller picture rather than simplistically punting that line.