Not sure what to make of it.

[juanoclock]

The Vancouver Sun has the same tawdry appeal as the Tacoma News Tribune or the Everett Herald, which is odd, because Vancouver is a decent-sized cosmopolitan city, whereas Tacoma and Everett (where I live) are both mid-sized regions with aspirations of grandeur. One would imagine Vancouver having something more comprable to Globe and Mail rather

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[suitablyemoname]

The Sun is actually something of a national franchise in Canada, and absolutely none of them are worth reading.

See also: the newly-launched Sun News Network, a television channel which currently attracts the attention of 0.1% of the Canadian market. (Half of which seems to be journalists from other outlets looking for screwups.)

[juanoclock]

It reminds me of some of the sensationalistic newspapers I read in Ireland. In Ireland and the UK, though, you kind of know that what you're picking up is trash. UK's Sun actually looks like a tabloid.

It's quite a shame, though, that this is what counts for legitimate journalism. Say what you will about other major media outlets (NY Times, G&M, etc.) handpicking stories, protecting corporate malefactors, etc., but at least they're not quite as gimmicky.

However, from threads I've participated in, I see that Tyee (which like Seattle's Stranger performs well as a decent alternative journal), doesn't quite get the respect it deserves. Mentioning it tends to align you in people's minds with fringe radicals.

[suitablyemoname]

Oh, I wouldn't characterize it as legitimate journalism.

The only city where the Sun affiliate regularly beats another outlet is Vancouver, and even there it's nearly a dead tie.

Alternatively, more people read the top two papers--the G&M and the Toronto Star, both generally regarded as papers of quality--than every Sun paper in the country combined.

[juanoclock]

Ah, well, that's good to hear. Whenever I think of responding to someone or something on a V.C. news feed, I stop find myself reenacting the final scene from Chinatown: "Forget it, James. It's Vancouver Sun."

The Toronto Star & Globe and Mail I also keep tabs on. They do a surprisingly good job of reporting American news. Sometimes, I glance at the National Post, which seems to be to Canada what the Daily Mail is to the UK. Very solidly nationalistic.

[dzuunmod]

The Vancouver Sun is not part of Sun Media. It's part of Postmedia, like the Edmonton Journal and the Ottawa Citizen. There is no Sun Media paper in Vancouver.

[juanoclock]

Ah! You are correct. The aforementioned National Post is also a Postmedia publication, according to Wikipedia.

How do you know so much about newspapers' parent companies?

[dzuunmod]

My bachelor's degree is in journalism. Pet interest. :)