To what extent do the best selling UK newspapers cover stories related to serious issues?

I think that some newspaper like the sun, mail and star does not cover seriouse issues and just cover trivial gossip which is why they are the most popular newspaper. I think that newspapers have a responsibilty to cover seriouse issues because of the amount of copies newspapers sells. because newspapers sell so many copies it will give people more knowledge of what is going on in the world. another reason why i feel it there role to cover seriouse issues is because people who buy magazines do not want to read about seriouse issues which is the reason for newspapers because it gives us news about the world. I think tabloid media and entertainment shows have a lot of power and infulence over the nation because of the way it is publicised and it covers light hearted topics about celebrities and gossip. I think that because tabloids and media have so much power and infulence over the nation they should cover more seriouse issues and discussion than all topics on scandal and celebrities because with more covers story on the enviorment, war and the goverment it will get more of the nation involved about what is going on in the world.
However sometimes it is better to read things that are not really related to seriouse topics of the world because if all that was in the media was about war and global warming it could cause some people depression.

I think it is harder for all newspapers to only cover seriouse topic because they need to sell a lot of copies of the newspapers to keep on going so most of them have to resort in gossip and stories about celebrities.

here is link which show the seriouse topics that the guardian cover unlike gossip newspapers like the sun http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda

To what extent do you think that it is your duty as a citizen to be 'informed'? Are you informed? How do you get to be informed about serious issues?

I think that as a citizen its is my duty and right to be informed about what is happening in the world weather it is about good news or bad news because everyone has a right to know about what is happening in the world in which we live in. I have been informored about climate change and global warmining from newspaper such as the guardian because i think it is one of the newspaper which has the right approach on the world and how it should be improved, televison such as the news because it covers seriouse topics and word of mouth, but only on brief information and from other people's perspective, because people have different views and opinions on seriouse matters.I like to watch the news on gmtv because give the information on whats is going on in the world and it is also covers lighthearted news aswell which is less seriouse.
I think the guardian and some other ideas on the news infulence me because they talk about seriouse issues which need to be addressed and and have the right approach on how to solve issues on the world.

I think that it should not just be the goverment or politions to make decisions but everone should have a say and be able to help in complicated decisions because it will effect everyone on what decisions are made.

Having watched this film in class did you feel that your opinion to the issue of climate change could be positively influenced?

I think that Al Gore did not deserve to win the noble peice prize for his film 'An Inconveint Truth' for the reason that when i watched the film in the seminar i did not find it interesting or inspiring. I thought the film was boring because it had no other dimentions to it except for Al Gore speaking to an audience about globle warming which made me loose interest in the first ten minuets of the film. However when watching the film i did agree with some of the things that Al Gore was saying when he talked about how global warming will effect us in the future and how we need to make a change now. Even though I thought that the film was very informative I felt that the film had a one type of view on gloabal warming and that was the view of Al Gore.I got the impression that Al Gore expected everyone to think like him because his view is the only one which will help with the global warming crisis. I did not feel like my opinion on climate change has been positively infulenced because i fount it hard to keep concentrating on the film and what he was saying so i havent felt motivated to change anything yet.

Even though i did not find the film useful there is a debate on whether there is truth on what Al Gore has been saying in his film from these two links-
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/05/060524-global-warming.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEqF8IsZ9M0

What actions could you (in theory) undertake that would improve the 'sustainability' of your lifestyle? What might be preventing you from doing these?

The actions i would take to improve sustainability in my lifestyle is to birng my own bags or buying "bags for life" when i am shopping at either food or clothes shop to help reduce the consumption of plastic bags because they non biodigradble. However bringing my own bags for shopping may not be possible all the time because of it being a burdon to take a massive bag around with me while shopping or bringing leftover shopping bags.

Second way to improve sustanability in my lifestyle is to be more eco friendly by walking and using a bike rather than being in a car. Even though sometimes buses can be unreliable and sometimes it difficult to ride a bike because of weather conditions such as snow and rain so it is sometimes easier to get a lift in a car. Another way to improve sustanability in my lifestyle is to recycle for the reason that it is better for the enviorment. However recycling can be time consuming when sorting through and seperating the rubbish.