The Independent’s i Newspaper Just Loves Celebrities
HOW’S the i newspaper getting along? i is the tabloid Independent. But it is not a tabloid. Hell no. The TV advert loftily boasts that the paper features no news of celebrities.
In today’s paper:
Page 1 (cover): “Steve Coogan: ‘Why I believe my phone was hacked’”
Page 1: “The twitter 100 – Who’s hot? Who’s not? And who’s following?”
The feature is illustrated by photos of, among others, Lilly Allen, and Russell Brand. Inside and you can read about “THE TOP SHOWBUSINESS TWEETERS”
Pages 2 and 3: A profile of Pippa Middleton, sister to Kate Middleton
Page 15: “Fearne shows off her new pads…who wore a paid of shoulder pads that wouldn’t look out of place in American football.”
“… Helena Bonham Carter celebrated by grabbing Emma Watson around the neck. HBC, a as she might be known to her friends, was then swept up by husband Tim Burton and into the back of a car home.”
Page 23: Susie Rushton: “Actors should stick to their day jobs.”
Says she in a piece illustrated by our pal HBC:
“Save us please from statuette season…”
This hatred of showbiz AGMs and how meaningless they are goes on for a few hundred words.
Pages 26 and 27: “Gaga goes to work on an egg”. We see Lady Gaga dressed as a sperm-shaped pasta tube and photos from the Grammys.
So. No celebrities in the i, then. Just lots of reasons to use them to illustrate topical news stories…
Posted: 15th, February 2011 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
