This peice of newsworthy trash was brought to you by the Daily Mail

[The Sherman]

I'll never get why people read this trash

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/81772 31.stm

Why can't newspapers stick to news and not absolute trash stories!?

[ummmm]

Because many dimlo's like to read trash.

[jno]

the Mail is always keen to knock women, especially successful women. And yet its readership is strongly female. An odd approach, but commercially successful.

[Gromit]

Here is a glimpse of the Mail's treatment...

http://news.google.co.uk/news?pz=1&ned=uk&hl=e n&q=Allsopp

After being alerted to the article by her Twitter followers, the Location, Location, Location star criticised the feature.

Allsopp said: "How charming of Mail. It's dark skin, not hair and is hormonal, from birth of my sons. Small price to pay for heavenly boys!

"Will Paul Dacre, Daily Mail editor, talk to me on R4 Today programme tomorrow to explain that piece in his paper?"

She added: "So very, very grateful for kind, funny and clever Tweets re DM, fingers crossed Paul Dacre is up for debate re contemporary journalism.

"No sign of Paul Dacre responding to my challenge for a live debate, it would help if I could get Radio 4 interested, watch this space."

[Gromit]

P.Turnbuckle

DMGT 2008:

Revenue: �202million
Profit: �38milliom
Growth: 30%

The paper has the third largest sales in the UK with over 2 million copies daily.

That in anyone's definition is "commercially' successful.

[ludwig]

To be fair, this story did make the front page of the Guardian as well.

[youngmafbog]

Primary aim of all papers is to make money. If they dont they go to the wal. simple.

So what do you do ? Print what your readership wants. That is why the Sun is so sucessful, it changes its spots to fit public opionion. In some ways this is useful as it is an excellent indicator of public opinion, in other ways the stories can sometimes be skewed and have politcal bios in the two extreme cases of the mail and the Guardian.

It is not surprising that a paper aimed at females can slag one off and be popular. Females can be highly competitive and also very bitchy. Steriotype, mayeb, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

[anotheoldgit]

The whole of the media (not just the Daily Mail) will take every opportunity to publish unflattering photos of so called celebrities, if they can get their hands on them.

Take the recent one of Madonna's arms.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/07/27/madonnas-gruesom e-
twosome/

Or the infamous Britney Spears Upskirt Photos.

No I will not post the link.

Or even the famous one of Mrs Blair answering the door, in her night wear.

What do they want a photo censorship, and only photos that have been passed by themselves or airbrushed, are allowed to be published?

[anotheoldgit]

Madonna's arms,

Sorry wrong link, try this.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/cel ebritynews/madonna/5919513/Madonnas-muscular-a rms-a-result-of-gym-fitness-regime.html

[Gromit]

anotheoldgit

The difference is they got it wrong.

Madonna has got freaky arms, but this woman, whoever she may be, does'nt have a 'tash. That is why they are looking a little silly themselves.

[Gromit]

Never seen Location Location Location.

Channel four generally get very small viewing figures.