Newspapers in Britain
In britain, the newspaper industry, often called Fleet Street, has a mojar influance on public opinion
and is a strong force in political life. Britain's press is unusual in that it is divided into two very
different types of newspaper: the quality press and the popular press.
The term quality press is used to describe papers, which follow the tradition of the journals of the
18th and early 19th centuries. The 'quality' papers are printed on large papers, have an undramatic
layout and are serious in tone. They have editorials which comment on important issues and reflect