Daily Mail Tabloid Criticism

Users repeatedly criticize Hacker News for featuring Daily Mail articles on the front page, labeling it a unreliable tabloid and demanding links from more reputable sources like the New York Times or Guardian.

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Sample Comments

wnevets Dec 11, 2017 View on HN

dailymail.co.uk really shouldn't be on the front page of hn, its a tabloid.

CodeGlitch Apr 29, 2021 View on HN

Welcome to The Guardian, a once respectable newspaper :)

CapitalistCartr May 18, 2024 View on HN

It's not news, it's the Daily Mail.

xanderlewis Dec 16, 2023 View on HN

Didn’t expect to see the Daily Mail at the top of HN.

vorhp Apr 24, 2019 View on HN

It's the New York Times, so not too far from Daily Mail.

jgamman Dec 9, 2008 View on HN

don't trust the daily mail for news.

sold Jan 25, 2013 View on HN

Dailymail is rather not a reputable source.

zem Oct 4, 2011 View on HN

it's the daily mail. wake me when they accidentally publish a true story.

hanniabu Dec 31, 2019 View on HN

You should probably find a news source that isn't owned by Rupert Murdoch

bavent Nov 22, 2020 View on HN

The DailyMail is a tabloid. Might as well post the National Enquirer.