2. Newspapers in Britain - The political allegiance of UK newspapers
In the UK there is no big national newspaper that belongs to a political party. While newspapers are almost always financially independent of any political party, they often express obvious political leanings in their editorial coverage. Therefore every newspaper can be easily placed on the right-left political spectrum.
Look at the presentation below carefully and answer the following questions:
Look at the presentation below carefully and answer the following questions:
- Which broadsheets are more liberal?
Which broadsheets are more conservative? - Is the majority of newspapers right-wing or left-wing oriented?
Why do you think this is the case?