Wednesday 30th August 2017
Trusting your newspaper is a dangerous game….
Ask the common-garden man in the street why he takes a daily newspaper and he’ll probably give you a variety of responses….
He feels a desperate need to catch-up on the latest exploits of Kim Kardashian, Kerry Katona or some other young thing sporting a new hair-do or a bikini….
He wouldn’t know what to do without a cryptic crossword to take his mind off his job and get him through the day….
He knows of no better way of avoiding eye contact on the train than to have his head buried in a newspaper….
He might run a chip shop and need to stock up on wrapping. The cat litter tray might be short of lining….
He might labor under the delusion that carrying a copy of the Times under his arm makes him appear like a man to be reckoned with….
- A window on the world?
There are all sorts of reasons why people take a daily newspaper….
But by far the most prevalent is that the reader seeks information. He wants to know what is going on in the world. He wants to stay abreast of national and international events.… Click here to read more