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[[The United Kingdom]] has a vast array of newspapers, none of which are entirely free from editorial bias. In order that foreigners may understand how the system works, the much-cited passage from //Yes Minister// is here quoted: | [[The United Kingdom]] has a vast array of newspapers, none of which are entirely free from editorial bias. In order that foreigners may understand how the system works, the much-cited passage from //Yes Minister// is here quoted: | ||
- | | + | Prime Minister Jim Hacker: I know exactly who reads the papers: |
The [[Daily Mirror]] is read by people who think they run the country; | The [[Daily Mirror]] is read by people who think they run the country; | ||
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and the [[Daily Telegraph]] is read by people who think it //is//. | and the [[Daily Telegraph]] is read by people who think it //is//. | ||
- | | + | Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun? |
- | | + | Bernard Woolley: Sun readers don't care who runs the country, as long as she's got big tits. |
//See also: [[Private Eye]]; [[Daily Express]]; [[The Observer]]; [[The Independent]]// | //See also: [[Private Eye]]; [[Daily Express]]; [[The Observer]]; [[The Independent]]// |
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