Thread: Pravda.ru Is this serious?

I like to look at Pravda.ru because it is humorous. It is like American magazines such as the National Enquirer- all sensationalized nonsense. But I wonder, do Russians consider Pravda.ru as legitimate journalism.
For example, today's front page includes articles about Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie. I click away immediately from any story about these two "well known idiots". But do Russians think they are important. To any intelligent American, they are ludicrous nitwits.
What do you think??

I don't give a hoot about them Retarded teenagers do maybe...

I don't care about that couple either. Such news may be of some interest to some sort of people here in Russia but in general, as Vincent Tailors said, only the young seem to follow the last news of Hollywood.
Personally, I think many of the famous Hollywood actors are very good at filming but I couldn't care less about their personal life. What really annoys me is that they seem to enjoy being discussed in the mass media.

but I couldn't care less about their personal life.

Exactly. I want to see their play, nothing more is required of them. And definitely not sh@tting on the front page of my favourite newspaper.

Originally Posted by Vincent Tailors

but I couldn't care less about their personal life.

Exactly. I want to see their play, nothing more is required of them. And definitely not sh@tting on the front page of my favourite newspaper.

I tend not to read newspapers having news about the personal life of American movie stars on their front pages. I prefer newspapers and magazines where the last page is devoted to this sort of thing.

Yes, all these details about personal life of movie and other stars are becoming too annoying. My wife buys "7 дней" magazine from time to time for TV program and I'd looked through it once. I wonder, are there any idiots, who read something exept TV program in such magazines and papers?

And about Tom Cruise and his wedding... I heard that he is some adept of saintology. They are all poor brain-washed sick people. So why should I care about some stranger and crazy person's wedding?

I prefer newspapers and magazines where the last page is devoted to this sort of thing.

And I prefer papers and magazines where NO pages are devoted to such cr@p.

I agree with those, who consider constant reading magazines of that sort as a kind of madness.
And I wonder, which periodicals do you prefer? As to me, I like BBC and Telegraph Daily most of all.

Originally Posted by Casper

I agree with those, who consider constant reading magazines of that sort as a kind of madness.
And I wonder, which periodicals do you prefer? As to me, I like BBC and Telegraph Daily most of all.

At the weekend, BBC News 24 was carrying on-the-hour 'Breaking News' updates from some castle in Italy where Tom Cruise was getting married to someone-or-other, and it was near the top of their terrestrial news broadcasts all day too.

There is no escape.

scotcher, do you suspect me in watching the news about Tom Cruise's marriage on BBC?

and I'd looked through it once.

Have you ever tried "Cool'?

Wasn't "Pravda" a very serious newspaper in communist Russia???

very serious to the publisher.

A мнение народа, это было другое дело. О двух главных газетах СССР люди говорили: В «Правде» нет известий, а в «Известиях» нет правды. That should pretty much cover it!

Originally Posted by chaika

very serious to the publisher.

A мнение народа, это было другое дело. О двух главных газетах СССР люди говорили: В «Правде» нет известий, а в «Известиях» нет правды. That should pretty much cover it!

Originally Posted by chaika

very serious to the publisher.

A мнение народа, это было другое дело. О двух главных газетах СССР люди говорили: В «Правде» нет известий, а в «Известиях» нет правды. That should pretty much cover it!

May be 'advanced' people or dissidents said so. As far as I remember common folks considered it serious AND incredibly boring, so almost nobody read it.

In primary school (the first and second grades) we had to read some article from papers of that kind ("Правда", "Труд", "Известия") and to retell it to the class once a week. The only way to live through it not loosing your mind was to find a smallest article in the whole issue (preferably about sport, space or animals). All other stuff was about collective farmers or politics and was very dull.

Originally Posted by Vincent Tailors

and I'd looked through it once.

Have you ever tried "Cool'?

Very funny. As far as I know this cr@p is for teenagers. I'm too old for that.

Originally Posted by gRomoZeka

May be 'advanced' people or dissidents said so. As far as I remember common folks considered it serious AND incredibly boring, so almost nobody read it.

In primary school (the first and second grades) we had to read some article from papers of that kind ("Правда", "Труд", "Известия") and to retell it to the class once a week. The only way to live through it not loosing your mind was to find a smallest article in the whole issue (preferably about sport, space or animals). All other stuff was about collective farmers or politics and was very dull.

Это называлось "политинформация".

Originally Posted by Siriusly

...To any intelligent American, they are ludicrous nitwits.
What do you think??

Многим интересно почитать об этих ребятах, многим не интересно. Идиотами у нас их не называют. Зачем такой снобизм ? Артисты вынуждены выставлять что-то из личной жизни на обзор публики. Кто-то сочувствует, а кто-то завидует.

Originally Posted by charlestonian

Wasn't "Pravda" a very serious newspaper in communist Russia???

Да, это была серьёзная газета. И большинство населения относились к ней серьёзно. Это был официальный орган правящей партии. Вообще к прессе и печатному слову в СССР относились серьёзно. Сейчас появилось понимание, что пресса во-первых выживает, во-вторых защищает интересы своих хозяев, в-третьих печатает то, что "пипл хавает" (то есть народ хочет потреблять). Для некоторых людей старой закалки такой "плюрализм" стал культурным шоком.

Кто-то в сексторе пресса когда-то мне сказал что, они просто стараются делать новости более положительными, потому что много людей устало от того, чтобы смотреть новости относящиеся к войнам, убийствам и т.д.... К сожалению, ныне таких "light" новостей мало, так что надо писать статьи про Голливуд.