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You're probably not British, so I'll point out that the Daily Mail is on par with Fox News.

Don't link to it.

I'm British so I'm biased, but while I hate the Daily Mail with a passion, I have also spent a lot of time in the US with Fox news constantly on in the break room, and the Daily Mail is nowhere near as bad. The amount of naked bias shown in your average 5 minutes on Fox is breathtaking to someone coming from the UK. The Daily Mail also makes some attempt to make sure that what it's talking about is in some way related to reality which is not a feeling I always have while watching Fox (particularly when Fox is talking about the UK).

Wow, I've just defended the Daily Mail. This is a weird feeling.

It is weird. There are effectively three sides bundled into the Daily Mail, and one of them is a genuinely there-with-the-news global reporting organisation (OK, so it's built on AP/Newswire, but usually a bit more informative).

The other two are the highly flamebait opinion columnists (Littlejohn, Hopkins) and the "women's" coverage for non-feminist women: celebrities, clothes, "sidebar of shame" and so on. The latter is hugely profitable and popular for some reason. A unique combination of slut-shaming while at the same time telling you where you can buy the outfit.

I think the latter two go hand-in-hand: Outrageous opinion pieces that get shared a lot attract people to the site, and then a sidebar of clickbait keeps people browsing.

The latter two fund the reporting organisation. The Daily Mail are actually profitable, whereas The Guardian are struggling financially.

>The latter two fund the reporting organisation. The Daily Mail are actually profitable, whereas The Guardian are struggling financially.

The Guardian is financed by a trust. It doesn't necessarily need to be profitable.

However, yes, it is currently hemorrhaging money.

Ah thanks. I came up with it googling the title. Wanted to know what it's about. It wasn't possible through OPs link.

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