Local TRNC Newspapers

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 07:27

Do you buy them?



Cyprus Today. 2.00 TL. Weekly.



Cyprus Star. 2.00 TL. Weekly.



Cyprus Times. 2.50 TL. Daily.

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 07:28

Cyprus Today. 2.00 TL. Weekly. Always. Good Read.







Cyprus Star. 2.00 TL. Weekly. Sometimes. Not Bad.







Cyprus Times. 2.50 TL. Daily. Never. Absolute Tosh, and the most expensive!

jay76


Joined: 17/07/2008
Posts: 532

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 10:30

cyprus today only

rtddci


Joined: 29/12/2007
Posts: 842

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 17:46

Cyprus Today - very informative.

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 20:13

I Buy Cyprus today (the best paper) and the Cyprus Star.



There is also the Cyprus Observer (also a weekly but I don't usually buy it as its not distributed in Esentepe).



I never buy the Cyprus Times but sometimes pick up a free copy when crossing over the border at Ledra Street. Its of very low quality except for some of the foreign news articles copied from other sources. The editing and translation is very poor and it is extremely repetitive with identical large slabs of text printed 2-3 times on the fornt page and in the headlines and body of the article.





Aussie

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 20:25

Cyprus Today is the best of the three.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
18/04/2009 23:37

O only ever buy the Cyprus today. The Times leaves so much to be desired. I do however pick up a copy of Dilouge when crossing the line. Again its all been read before

The-Wicks


Joined: 27/05/2007
Posts: 2279

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 02:15

Because we only come to the TRNC twice a year we tend to but Cyprus Today. Now I have been to Turkish lessons I will probably be buying all the local newspapers, I will not understand them, but I'll give it a good go.



I had to interview a Turkish lady today & she thought that I was doing very well with my Turkish, I think she was just being polite.

P

Geejay


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 475

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 13:04

Try both Cyprus Today and Cyprus Star. You get slightly different views and reporting then make your own judgements.

Aussie


Joined: 17/06/2007
Posts: 657

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 15:36

Generally Cyprus Today consistently has the better local news and columns, analysis etc but the Star has good colour photography and features on travel food etc.



Aussie

Aysesdaddy



Joined: 21/03/2009
Posts: 392

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 18:53

I Allways buy the cyprus today its a good paper

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 20:04

Paul, well done. You and Jean keep up the good work. You'll be posting in Turkish soon. )

pinkchilli


Joined: 30/11/2008
Posts: 689

Message Posted:
19/04/2009 21:02

So, apart from Fred the Sportswriter, is the Cyprus Times worth buying? And you can read his article in five minutes whilst browsing.



It's more expensive than their competitors and worse.



Who is buying it? Tourists?