Debate : 2493


Off-Topic / Debate / 2493	2492 \| 2494

Subject:	Are all papers with "Sun" in their name trashy?
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 12 Nov 1999 03:53:54 GMT
Reply-To:	lpieniazek@novera=antispam=.com
Viewed:	131 times

I just saw an example of the "Ottawa Sun" and it sure was tabloid. Right down to the page 2 girl, although she was on page 96 and she wasn't topless, more's the pity. (the boy on page 65 was, though) -- Larry Pieniazek larryp@novera.com http://my.voyager.net/lar - - - Web Application Integration! http://www.novera.com fund Lugnet(tm): http://www.ebates.com/ ref: lar, 1/2 $$ to lugnet. NOTE: Soon to be lpieniazek@tsisoft.com :-)

Message has 3 Replies:

		Re: Are all papers with "Sun" in their name trashy?
(...) Yes. (...) The Edmonton Sun, in a futile attempt to attain a respectable image, has moved the page 2 girl to the back of the sports section. James (URL) (25 years ago, 12-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Are all papers with "Sun" in their name trashy?
On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 03:53:54 GMT, Larry Pieniazek uttered the following profundities... (...) The other example of trashy "Sun"'s is no doubt based on the UK version? You should check out the UK paper, "The Daily Sport," and its sibling, "The Sunday (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Are all papers with "Sun" in their name trashy?
(...) All _Canadian_ Sun's are owned by the same people...and yes, they are trashy/semi tabloid. Canada's Papers National Post..Not bad, a Business Newspaper (the local papers by Thompson/Conrad Black are quite good usually) Toronto Star..used to be (...) (24 years ago, 16-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

9 Messages in This Thread:

Entire Thread on One Page:: Nested: All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear: All | Brief | Compact

Custom Search