Today's Newspapers.

[Caran]

The Daily Mail has a 16 page pull out and a further 19 pages on the royal birth.
The Daily Express has just 9.
How can the Mail justify this? Total waste of money.
I am not against the royal family, I fully support them but this is overkill.
I dread to think what is going to happen when the wedding takes place.

[ummmm]

Look at how many people turn out for things like this. It sells papers.

I've never actually met anyone who would buy a paper because a baby has been born but....there are thousands of them.

[naomi24]

I don't suppose the people who like it think it's a waste of money. They probably think they're getting a bargain! All that coverage for the price of a newspaper.

[Caran]

I buy the papers everyday, mainly for the crosswords.
Unless someone flicked through the paper you wouldn't know, especially the Mail who advertised a pull out of 16 pages on the front page, no mention of further 19 pages.

[anneasquith]

Well, it would appear the birth of another " royal " baby is more interesting than world affairs .

[naomi24]

I think the paper publishes news of world affairs too.

[-Talbot-]

To whom do they have to justify it?

[jno]

If it gets people buying the papers, it’s not wasted. It’s probably not that expensive to produce - another few trees, some ink, and the photos probably come from a photographer who’s already on their staff.

[Mamyalynne]

I think a lot of people who mainly like the crosswords have gone online Caran, it's cheaper I'm sure and you can ignore the rest.

[jackthehat]

That's the least of things which the DM ought to justify....

The newspaper Editors make the decisions over what to publish but it is usually the subjects of that saturation coverage who have to take the flak.

[vetuste_ennemi]

//I dread to think what is going to happen when the wedding takes place//

I don't keep up with these things. Do understand that a prince of the blood royal is going to marry Merkel (presumably after her divorce). I can see important political interests here: re-establishing old dynastic links in advance of Brexit maybe?

But can't help being unchivalrous, though. He's a reasonably fit young man and she's far to old for him, isn't she? This is Harry 8 and Cathy but more so, isn't it? And, let's face it, she's a bit of a minger. (Do hope that's today's word; so difficult for us oldies to stay "current".)

[Mamyalynne]

" A little learning is a dangerous thing..."

[ummmm]

She's already divorced.

I must admit though if my OH brought the papers in I would happily look at the pictures. I just wouldn't read about it. I love babies and get very broody when I see cute ones. I have a friend who thinks they're all ugly....but she's a bit weird.

I've also wasted far too much time watching cats on youtube.

[jackthehat]

Ahem.....watching cats on YouTube is *never* a waste of time....!! :o)

[ummmm]

It is when you have a box paperwork to go through :-)

I don't understand why people are so negative about it. It's not the only thing that newspapers have had pull outs about. If it doesn't interest me I pull it out and don't read it. It's not hard.

[andy-hughes]

The Mail's readership contains a massive proportion of people who love the Royals, and also any gossip that's in their orbit. It made a huge deal out of the fact that Pippa Middleton is pregnant. Apart from being the Duchess of Cambridge's sister, I am unable to see why Ms. Middleton is remotely newsworthy, but the Mail thinks so, and they are a top-selling paper, and know their readership.

The wedding will receive similarly gushing coverage for acres of newsprint - still, it's cheaper than buying Hello Magazine!

[anneasquith]

Maybe the interest in pippa Middleton pregnancy is generated because her father in law was " in the press" recently ?

[Bazile]

ummmm
All new born babies are ugly

[goodgoalie]

She gave birth at 11am and walked out of the hospital six hours later holding her newborn looking like nothing had happened. Now that IS impressive.

[ummmm]

No Baz...They are tiny and beautiful. I just love how they have no control of their hands. So cute.

[murraymints]

the urge to get home for a bit of control and peace !