GIRISH NIKAM forwards the suspected reader profile of Indian newspapers. It’s an old list, sure, but still an interesting one if only because it shows how much some of the papers have changed—and how much some of our expectations from newspapers have changed—since the definitions were first thought up.
Please add new names and definitions to the list, especially of the language papers.
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The Times of India is read by people who run the country.
The Statesman is read by the people who think they run the country.
The Hindu is read by the people who think they ought to run the country.
The Indian Express is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country.
The Telegraph is read by people who do not know who runs the country but are sure they are doing it wrong.
The Economic Times is read by the people who own the country.
The Tribune is read by the people who think the country ought to be run as it used to be run.
The Hindustan Times is read by the people who still think it is their country.
The Asian Age is read by the people who would rather be in another country.
Mid-Day is read by the wives of the people who run the country.
Good one… )
Mandya mail: Read by those who think Mandya is greater than India..
Hey, by the way Asian Age stinks of Kerosene, more so as it carries more news on Islamabad and Karachi than anywhere else. Could anyone extradict Akbar the great?!
I am cpoying and pasting a quote from that masterpeice of political satire ‘ Yes Prime Minister’- this episode ( A conflict of Interest) was first broadcast on the BBC on 31/12/1987.
“James Hacker: Don’t tell me about the press. I know exactly who reads the papers:
The Daily Mirror is read by people who think they run the country;
The Guardian is read by people who think they ought to run the country; The Times is read by people who actually do run the country;
The Daily Mail is read by the wives of the people who run the country;
the Financial Times is read by people who own the country;
The Morning Star is read by people who think the country ought to be run by another country;
and the The Daily Telegraph is read by people who think it is their country.
Sir Humphrey: Prime Minister, what about the people who read The Sun?
Bernard Wooley: Sun readers don’t care who runs the country, as long as she’s got big tits.
That was British humor at its best and I didnt come to Churumuri to read a watered down version of that. But I would imagine it still is better than the inanities of Mr DT ( who has fans BTW- so beware before anybody dares say anything about the gentleman and his crazy ideas).
Dont copy and post it as if it is your original article. It has a bearing on your credibility.The verbatem reproduction, just change in the names of News papers.
Dinakaran is read by MK’s family!
Rightly said, Gaby!
Girish Nikam is guilty of freely lifting this joke from the Yes Primeminister.
girish nikam stories always carries good inputs.indian newspapers readership analisis of nikkam is obsolutely correct
Dinesh
It is perhaps as good as your ‘analysis’? :)
copied from yes minister word for word mostly, at least try to innovate!
churmuri : written by people who think they ought to run the country!
All inspiration to Yes Prime Minister…Sir Humphrey Appleby
Sorry I could not resist this one…
Malayala Manorama is read by people who think Keralites are funny.
And some more…saluting the stewardship of KBG
Star of Mysore is read by people who think the editor is funny!
Prajavani is NOT read by its editor Tilak Kumar because he does not know Kannada!
DH is read by the people who care for the country.
churmuri is read by people who would like IT companies to run away from the country
I think this is the original version.
The Times: Read by the people who run the country.
Daily Mirror: Read by the people who think they run the country.
Guardian: Read by the people who think they ought to run the country.
Morning Star: Read by the people who think the country ought to be run by
another country.
Daily Mail: Read by the wives of the people who own the country.
Financial Times: Read by the people who own the country.
Daily Express: Read by the people who think that the country ought to be run as it used to be.
Daily Telegraph: Read by the people who think it still is.
The Sun: Their readers don’t care who runs the country as long as she has
big tits.
I guess Times of india SHOULD is The Sun :D…… there is nothing to read in that.. but visual treat (Especially Biddappa’s Bangalore Times)….& DEFINITELY not in the 1st category.
Aithalsandy
Gaby has already done a post on this. What is your ‘original’ version doing here?