And can we devise a hierarchy of newspapers based on this?
The Guardian/Independant/Telegraph most intelligent
The Sun/Star/News of the World least intelligent?
2006-11-20 23:53:23 · 26 answers · asked by bluenose 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's a good way to judge personality, but not intelligence. If people who enjoyed tabloids and goofy "news" (there's a disclaimer in such publications informing readers that the stories are for amusement only) were not intelligent, I suppose that would make me below par as far as intelligence. Yet, lo and behold, my IQ is 151 and I love reading Weekly World News and MAD Magazine. I am also partial to Reader's Digest and The Week, which are more serious but still fun to peruse.
Just because I'm playful and enjoy a good yarn now and again doesn't mean I'm less intelligent than people who only read serious (yet very boring, in my opinion) publications.
2006-11-21 00:04:57 · answer #1 · answered by Avie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think you can judge people on the newspapers they read, peoples preference to newspapers is nothing to do with intelligence, its to do with what they find interesting and news worthy, I have friends with university degrees who find the gossip of the News of the World more alluring than the Guardian that they read while at university or the Times their fathers read on a daily basis, news is personal thing not an intelligence thing.
2006-11-21 00:08:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
But just because you read a certain newspaper are you agreeing with that point of view, You could be buying it to criticise. Or you are a cheapskate and buy a tabloid. You could buy a broad sheet to read on a train to impress (if you are sad), Don't judge a newspaper reader by the paper they are reading (but that is not the case with Telegraph readers they are generally old *****) sorry even I can be bias.
2006-11-21 00:04:53 · answer #3 · answered by mother sensible 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the people that read the Guardian/independant and The Telegraph might want us to think they are intelligent but lets face it they probably arnt,they are more likley to just be more boring!! x
2006-11-20 23:58:41 · answer #4 · answered by jo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so. I don't read newspapers except the free metro if I have to catch a train but I'm still fairly intelligent.
2006-11-21 00:02:15 · answer #5 · answered by Skippy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes their intelligence and their politics.
The Guardian/Independant/Telegraph contain news.
The Sun/Star/News of the World contain gossip, opinion and naked breasts.
Seems quite clear to me but then I am a Guardian reader.
2006-11-20 23:56:48 · answer #6 · answered by funkysuze 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No you can`t, theres more truth in the beano than in the newspapers.Newspapers are biased for or against the government and no newspaper is or ever will report the news truthfully only what and how they want you to read it
2006-11-21 08:22:05 · answer #7 · answered by Jacqueline M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. One's choice of newspapers is based on more things than just intelligence. It has to do with area of interest, political opinions and such things too.
2006-11-21 00:38:23 · answer #8 · answered by undir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes ,most certainly,,,, I know this man who reads the NY Times every single day,,, Besides this , he reads books like Oscar Wilde,, and Great classic books,,, and he remembers well everything he sees or reads,, And he is without a doubt one of the most intelligent men on earth.. I feel sure if everyone knew him they would have to agree,, Have known him several years, and still in "AWE" of his vast intelligence, He could put presidents to shame and make them feel like total idiots,,
Makes me sad that everyone cant know and enjoy him like I do,,
2006-11-21 00:06:23 · answer #9 · answered by Gringa_uno 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
that is a good question and the true answer is that of all the news papers on the rack, they are all owned by three news papers.
So we should not type cast people by what they read, but why are they all wasting money on reading yesterday's news.
The shear quality of journalism today is rubish.
No wonder we eat our fish and chips out of it !
2006-11-21 00:02:06 · answer #10 · answered by internat y 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋