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Press in the United Kingdom
More daily newspapers are sold in Britain than in most other countries of the world. Britain is one of the few countries where daily newspapers are delivered at the door, before breakfast. There are about 135 daily papers and Sunday papers. A lot of people buy a morning paper, an evening paper and a Sunday paper.
National newspapers have a circulation of 15,8 million copies on weekdays and 17,9 million copies on Sundays. National newspapers are papers which are sold in all parts of Britain. Nearly all the national newspapers are in London. The famous newspaper street, Fleet Street, now houses only «The Daily Express».
The newspapers are divided into two main groups: quality papers and popular papers. Quality newspapers are: «The Times», «The Guardian, «The Daily Telegraph», «The Independent», «The Financial Times», «The Observer», «The Sunday Times» and «The Sunday Telegraph». They report national and international news very thoroughly. They also publish articles on many general subjects. The popular papers publish sensational news. The popular papers are «The News of the World», «The Sun», «The Daily Mirror» and others. They publish «personal articles» which shock the reader. Many articles deal with the private lives of people.
Newspapers do not depend financially on political parties. But many of them support a political party unofficially. For example, during the general elections many editors write open letters to the readers. They are called «leaders» and ask their readers to vote for this or that party.
Most newspapers in Britain belong to financial groups. They do not belong to the Government or political parties.
Topical Vocabulary
Answer the questions:
- What proves that the British are a reading nation?
- What is a national newspaper?
- What groups are newspapers in the United Kingdom subdivided into?
- What kind of articles does each type of newspapers publish?
- Do newspapers in Britain support any political party?
- Who do newspapers in Great Britain belong to?
Translate into English:
- Утренние газеты в Великобритании доставляются на дом (to people’s homes).
- Общенациональные газеты издаются тиражами в миллионы экземпляров и продаются во всех частях страны.
- В Лондоне издаются все общенациональные газеты.
- Серьезные газеты публикуют статьи по внутренним и международным проблемам, а также статьи общего характера.
- Популярные газеты публикуют статьи о частной жизни людей; часто они шокируют читателя.
- Во время выборов редакторы газет просят своих читателей голосовать за ту или иную партию.
- Газеты в Великобритании принадлежат не правительству или политическим партиям, а финансовым группам.
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2. National papers have a circulation of millions of copies and are sold in all parts of the country.
3. All the national newspapers are published in London.
4. «Quality» papers publish articles on national and international problems, as well as articles on general subjects.
5. «Popular» papers publish articles dealing with the private lives of people; they often shock the reader.
6. During the elections editors of papers ask their readers to vote for this or that party.
7. Newspapers in Great Britain don’t belong to the government or political parties; they belong to financial groups.