CBBB wrote:Nikitas wrote:The Cyprus Mail has editors who are permanently asleep and journalists who pander to the usual affliction of locals bashing, a common phenomenon in media catering to expat communities.
Look at any English language paper catering to expat Brits anywhere in the world and the tone is the same, gripe gripe gripe, interspersed with plenty of bad news that make the place look awful. And the crossword puzzles suck too.
Apart from the fact that the crossword puzzle sucks, I have to disagree with you. The paper is owned by a Cypriot and many of the reporters are Cypriot. The Cyprus Mail does print a lot of articles that cater for the taste of the ex-pat community, but they also are not afraid to criticise the "powers that be". Most times their criticism is very valid, and is not just directed to the Government, but also the opposition. Most Greek language papers in Cyprus are very one-sided in their views, especially as they nearly all "belong" in one way or another to a particular political view.
The original post in this thread credited the comment about the CF's make up to one of the comments posted by some anonymous reader, not something you can blame the CM for.
For a balanced picture of Cyprus which paper are you going to read, Haravghi, Simerini, Ta Nea, or Phileleftheros?
I only get the Cy Mail for the X word
