Guest Bilo Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 I've been buying this paper for a couple of weeks now and I have to say I'm very impressed. Some good articles, columnists and unbiased news stories. A great piece in today about David Cameron as well as a piece about a new drama focusing on the furore surrounding Life of Brian in the 1970s. It reports the news in intelligent but accessible language, gives what it calls 'a daily briefing' rather than the heavy analyses its big brother offers and has everything you could want in a paper costing twice as much. It's certainly a better read than the 40p Mail for example. With over 200 issues published now, it appears as though it has become a great success especially with the current phone hacking scandal leading a growing number of readers to mistrust redtops and their woolly celebrity waffle. I can now see the other broadsheets wanting to get in on the act having seen the success of The I, so expect a mini Guardian or Telegraph to follow soon. This could really be a whole new niche in my opinion, a condensed version of a broadsheet with proper news in it rather than sub-Heat magazine standard drivel. With the tabloid model increasingly tarnished by the public's knowledge of how they are produced, could we see the end of the dumbing down of the print media in our lifetime?
ousefox Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Doubt it make a difference to the tabloids, more likely to take readers from the broadsheets with people who can't be arsed to read all of the paper.
AoWW Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Have always liked the Independent - have been meaning to buy a copy of this to see what I think of it, so thanks for reminding me.
Itsthejoeker Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Love this paper. Pick it up on my way to college every morning
Houdini Logic Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Easy to read. Not full of bull. No viewspaper 20p About time
Guest Bilo Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 The 20p price tag alone has, I know, already drawn in a number of punters by itself. The cheapest national on the stand these days and in a perfect climate at the moment. It's a smashing read and it deserves to do very well.
John Matrix Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 didn't even realise this was available. will endeavour to check it out.
I am Rod Hull Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Former NOTW executive who is (was) now at the SUN, as been sacked after allegations of wrongdoing.
Wymsey Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Yeah, I do enjoy reading this paper, especially the business and financial section, but the paper is too bloody big!
Zingari Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 it certainly addresses all the burning issues of the day , look at the top right corner
I am Rod Hull Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 it certainly addresses all the burning issues of the day , look at the top right corner Start a poll..
ozleicester Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Its just the independant moving toward the red tops
Guest Bilo Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 The good thing about it is that it's pretty much all 'proper' news; current affairs, politics and sports. There is no celebrity gossip or Mirror/Sun style agenda pushing that makes their political reporting such utter tripe. Most of the stories in the I can also be found in the Independent, just in more detail.
The Doctor Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 good paper but I doubt t'will do any damage to the red-tops: people today have some unexplainable obsession with celebrities & so long as that exists the red-tops will continue to sell.
Guest MattP Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 Unfortunately no. The sort of people who read red tops are the ones who lives actually revolve around who Wayne Rooney is shagging and actually sit there wondering if Cheryl will get the job on X Factor US. It's pathetic. You wont see an end to any of this or heat magazine etc as thats the tragic cultural shift the country seems to have undergone over the last 15 years. I've brought I a few times, quite impressed as well, prefer my paper a bit longer so its not a first choice but in terms of value for money its probably the best out there.
Jimmy Posted 21 July 2011 Posted 21 July 2011 this doesn't even make a dent in the red tops readership in Leicester, we get around 4000 copies of I compared to 20k+ of Mirror and 40k+ of Sun, if any is in danger its the Express or Star
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