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The ''Express'' and the ''Star'', along with some other red-top tabloids (''The Sun'', ''News of the World''), are noted for morbidly milking human interest stories for as much mileage as possible, particularly cases of missing or murdered children. Coverage of the Madeleine McCann case during 2007 led to the child's parents suing the ''Express'' and the ''Star'' for libel over accusations of their involvement in her mysterious disappearance.<ref>See [[WP:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Disappearance of Madeleine McCann]] and [[WP:Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann]] at Wikipedia.</ref> | The ''Express'' and the ''Star'', along with some other red-top tabloids (''The Sun'', ''News of the World''), are noted for morbidly milking human interest stories for as much mileage as possible, particularly cases of missing or murdered children. Coverage of the Madeleine McCann case during 2007 led to the child's parents suing the ''Express'' and the ''Star'' for libel over accusations of their involvement in her mysterious disappearance.<ref>See [[WP:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Disappearance of Madeleine McCann]] and [[WP:Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann]] at Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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During the housing boom of the 1980's the ''Express'' ran a readers' competition to "Win a £125,000 mortgage."<ref>Think about it.</ref> | During the housing boom of the 1980's the ''Express'' ran a readers' competition to "Win a £125,000 mortgage."<ref>Think about it.</ref> | ||
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| + | Just as the ''Daily Mail'' has its thing about cancer, ''The Express'' has its equivalent in the late Princess Diana. Despite having been dead for 12 years, pictures of the Diana regularly feature on the front page of the ''Express'' - presumably to boost flagging sales. This is repeatedly parodied almost everywhere, from pages in ''[[Private Eye]]'' to Russell Howard on ''Mock The Week'' declaring an average ''Express'' headline as "DON'T GO OUTSIDE! IT'S FULL OF GAYS AND BLACKS AND IMMIGRANTS! OH, IF ONLY DIANA WAS STILL HERE...". This isn't just an odd observation jumped on by comedians, it's notable enough for even [[Wikipedia]] to mention it as a serious point.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Express#.22Diana_Express.22 Wikipedia - Diana Express]</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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The Daily Express is a conservative British tabloid newspaper.
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Rivalry with the Daily Mail
The Daily Express has a long-running rivalry with the Daily Mail, more than likely because the two are very similar in their right-wing editorial stances, viewpoints and target markets. The two papers frequently attack each other's credibility, many Express front pages including the inane slogan "20p less expensive than the Daily Mail, and ten times better". Although being "ten times better" than the Daily Mail is no hard feat, the Daily Express fail to deliver upon this promotion by reporting in the exact same mannerisms as the Daily Mail do.
Editorial viewpoints
Editorial viewpoints are very similar to those of the Daily Mail, perhaps even further right-wing. Like the Daily Mail, the Express is typically outspoken against further EU immigration, laments the downfall of the traditional nuclear family, and is highly critical of Gordon Brown's Labour administration. The main news articles usually include telephone numbers for it's readership to text message their opinions in relation to the article topic. These text-in boxes are typically of questions along the lines of "Should Britain leave the EU?", "Should we shut down immigration to the UK?", and "Is Gordon Brown an embarassment to Britain?"
Express Newspapers also publish a red-top tabloid (i.e. even more trashy and sensationalist), the Daily Star.
The Express and the Star, along with some other red-top tabloids (The Sun, News of the World), are noted for morbidly milking human interest stories for as much mileage as possible, particularly cases of missing or murdered children. Coverage of the Madeleine McCann case during 2007 led to the child's parents suing the Express and the Star for libel over accusations of their involvement in her mysterious disappearance.[1]
During the housing boom of the 1980's the Express ran a readers' competition to "Win a £125,000 mortgage."[2]
Princess Di overload!
Just as the Daily Mail has its thing about cancer, The Express has its equivalent in the late Princess Diana. Despite having been dead for 12 years, pictures of the Diana regularly feature on the front page of the Express - presumably to boost flagging sales. This is repeatedly parodied almost everywhere, from pages in Private Eye to Russell Howard on Mock The Week declaring an average Express headline as "DON'T GO OUTSIDE! IT'S FULL OF GAYS AND BLACKS AND IMMIGRANTS! OH, IF ONLY DIANA WAS STILL HERE...". This isn't just an odd observation jumped on by comedians, it's notable enough for even Wikipedia to mention it as a serious point.[3]
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ See Disappearance of Madeleine McCann and Response to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann at Wikipedia.
- ↑ Think about it.
- ↑ Wikipedia - Diana Express
