Paper Monitor
A service highlighting the riches of the daily press.
Dear National Newspapers,
This is not a Dear John letter. We've always loved you and always will.
Broadsheets, or heavies we might say, we love you for your seriousness. When we have a job interview we don't want to read a book about the eurozone crisis, what we really want is a giant graphic in the form of a radar screen (the Times) or analysis of what the latest inflation figures mean (Daily Telegraph).
Mid-market papers, we love you too. Some are snide about you, but not us. Daily Mail, no-one does a . And nice work for getting on the "sadism" of celebrity reality shows - that's your forte too.
And you, Daily Express. We may have occasionally drawn attention to your "World's Greatest Newspaper" masthead, but we still love you. If only for your Ann Widdecombe column.
Redtops, oh redtops. Our feelings toward you are dangerous and powerful. The Daily Mirror will always have respect for your attempt to mix the serious and truly silly. Daily Star, your Text Maniacs is an unparalleled insight into the intellectual state of Britain.
But the Sun is still the ultimate redtop. Yes, some people think of you only as a repository of boobs and celebrity stories. But you have other strengths. Only you give the correct amount of space to or for .
It's you. It was always you.
Yours lovingly,
Paper Monitor