Help a clueless American out: what British newspapers and/or magazines would Giles read in 2000?

[punch_kicker15]

This is for a Season 4 fanfic I'm writing. I have only the slightest understanding of British media. I think The Guardian is generally well-respected, but I don't know if that was the case in 2000. I also don't know if there are age/class issues: for American newspapers, I think of The Wall Street Journal readership as older, wealthier, and

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[carlyinrome]

Sadly, I can't help you with your question, but if this comm doesn't pan out, you could try little_details. They're good for stuff like this.

[punch_kicker15]

Thanks for the recommendation for little_details! i'm happy with Gillo's answer below, but it's great to find a community that can help out with non-Buffyverse questions.

[gillo]

I reckon he's a Guardian reader. It's slightly left of centre - supported Blair in 1997, but against the Iraq war.

He might alternatively read the Independent, which claims to be middle of the road. I doubt if he'd read the Telegraph, which is pretty right wing and has a much older readership profile. He probably used to read The Times but no despises it as a "Murdoch rag".

Those are known collectively as "the broadsheets", based on the original size of the papers. In that category there is also the Financial Times, but it is very finance-oriented, so probably not his thing.

He would almost certainly not read any of the "tabloids" (again a reference to the original size of the papers), which tend to have shorter articles, written in shorter sentences, one per paragraph. He would despise the Sun and the Mail and dislike the others

[punch_kicker15]

Thanks so much for this; it's really helpful. I'm writing a scene where Giles goes to a newsstand in San Francisco and buys a newspaper or two. It might not end up being more than Giles buying a copy of The Guardian, but I like having all the background info in case I decide to expound a little more on his reading habits. :)