ReferenceforTeachingI
NewspapersinBritainIfyougetonabusorcatchatraininBritain,especiallyduringthemorningandevening“rushhour”,whenmostpeopletraveltoandfromwork,youwillseealotofpeoplewiththeirheadsinanewspaper
Moredailynewspapers,nationalandregional,aresoldinBritainthaninmostotherdevelopedcountries
Onanaveragedaytwooutofthreepeopleovertheageof15readanationalmorningpaper;aboutthreeoutoffourreadaSundaypaper
Thereareabout135dailypapersandSundaypapers,2000weeklypapersandnearly100papersproducedbymembersofethnicminorities(60ofwhichareAsianpapers)
Alotofpeoplebuyamorningpaper,aneveningpaperandacoupleofSundaypaperssoitisnotsurprisingtolearnthatnationalnewspapershaveacirculationof15
8millioncopiesonweekdaysand17
9milliononSundays
Thepresscatersforavarietyofpoliticalviews,interestsandlevelsofedu