Election Year or Fear!

[Geoff Parkstone]

Simple - I dont recognise your "danger" as all those titles are unlikely to change their political leanings as a result of their aggregation. If these dangers are so real, surely they already exist as youve named 8 under the same influence and having the same core ownership. If this is so bad why havent you called it out before? Adding 2 more (DT and not doubt telegraph online) isnt going to change anything. The same political biases are still going to be out there come what may.

If anythig the combined circulation of the enlarged group may be less than it currently is, since people may shy away from one title or the other when combined as they dislike the new bedpartner - eg I used to buy the Telegraph up to maybe 10 years ago for its sport coverage and cryptic crossword! I wouldnt buy the Mail as its dumbed down and IMHO aimed at middle class mommies. I dont see any way the combined circulation would go up due to ownership. Ask most people who read papers (are there any left) to name the owner of it and I suggest few would know and still fewer care. Most buy it for sport, tits - in some cases - and for affirmation of their own pre-existing beliefs. Your paper reflects your views, not you reflect your papers views

[ramAnag]

Simple - I dont recognise your "danger" as all those titles are unlikely to change their political leanings as a result of their aggregation. If these dangers are so real, surely they already exist as youve named 8 under the same influence and having the same core ownership. If this is so bad why havent you called it out before? Adding 2 more (DT and not doubt telegraph online) isnt going to change anything. The same political biases are still going to be out there come what may.

If anythig the combined circulation of the enlarged group may be less than it currently is, since people may shy away from one title or the other when combined as they dislike the new bedpartner - eg I used to buy the Telegraph up to maybe 10 years ago for its sport coverage and cryptic crossword! I wouldnt buy the Mail as its dumbed down and IMHO aimed at middle class mommies. I dont see any way the combined circulation would go up due to ownership. Ask most people who read papers (are there any left) to name the owner of it and I suggest few would know and still fewer care. Most buy it for sport, tits - in some cases - and for affirmation of their own pre-existing beliefs. Your paper reflects your views, not you reflect your papers views

I think the days of people buying papers for ‘tits’ have long gone, but ‘why haven’t I called it (ownership) out before’?
I guess I was just attempting to be topical.