You know, Sergei, I've been living in Moscow for several months already and I'm surprised that very few people read newspapers in the underground or on the bus.0:07
Is it different in Britain?0:18
At least in the locality where I live it is.0:20
And generally speaking, in my view, British people buy more newspapers than Russians do.0:23
I've never thought about it.0:29
Have you noticed any other things that are different?0:32
Well, in the uk, newspapers used to be of two main quality papers or broadsheets and tabloids, which were much smaller in size.0:35
However, such important British newspapers, the Guardian and the Independent, now print in the smaller tabloid size.0:45
In Russia they are all of more or less the same size.0:53
Is the size the only thing that makes them different?0:56
Probably more important is the fact that quality papers seriously analyze the significant problems in society, while tabloids or the popular press, the populars, as we call them, produce more sensational materials.1:01
Do I understand it correctly that quality papers mostly concentrate on political problems?1:16
But they also contain industrial and financial news and discuss cultural, agricultural and legal aspects.1:23
Generally, they have more writing than pictures.1:31
And where is sports news usually published?1:34
The private life of famous people is also a sphere of their interest.1:38
They give information about entertainment events as well.1:42
And of course they have these so called gossip columns.1:46
Are newspapers owned by the government or by political parties?1:49
On the contrary, they're mostly owned by individuals, though some newspapers are company properties.1:54
Can you give some names, please?2:00
The Independent, the Financial Times, the Guardian are quality papers.2:03
And the sun, for example, is a typical tabloid.2:08
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