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Media Integrity > Published by Shamik Das, October 13th 2011 at 2:22 pm

Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”

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Steve Coogan savaged the feral, gutter press on Newsnight last night – reserving his greatest scorn for the Daily Mail and the paper’s editor Paul Dacre.

Elucidating what most decent people think of the Mail, he said:

“Remember what a character Paul Dacre is and the Daily Mail, this is a newspaper which is, we chose the newspaper to be Alan Partridge’s favourite newspaper, because it has the requisite level of pompous prurience and contempt for the weak, and a xenophobic attitude and this creates this image of a, of a, of a Little England where people play cricket, drink warm beer and all the corner shops are run by white people, and that is not reality, and I don’t think that someone who presents and trades on, and trades to people’s worst fears, as that newspaper does, panders to people’s worst fears, I don’t believe it deserves to exist.

“If the Daily Mail went to the wall, tomorrow I’d be delighted, there’s lots of other, better, newspapers, it’s worse than the tabloids…”

Adding:

“Well, the red tops at least wear their vulgarity on their sleeves, the Daily Mail has a certain duplicity to its nature.”

Watch it:

Coogan’s comments yesterday came after Dacre addressed the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. The inquiry continues.

See also:

• Leveson Inquiry hears of the ethical rot of Fleet Street – Alex Hern, October 7th 2011

• The Daily Mail’s poisonous lies must be fought by all trade unionists – Rick Coyle, September 23rd 2011

• Hurrah for the climate deniers: How the Daily Mail swallowed enviroscepticism whole – Tim Holmes, June 9th 2011

• The Daily Mail, fascism and No2AV: A comedy of errors – Dominic Browne, March 29th 2011

• How to fake up a Daily Mail benefits story in five easy steps – Declan Gaffney, February 25th 2011

  • http://twitter.com/destinyofl/status/124587635934105600 AJ McKenna

    Coogan? Legend http://t.co/klc9v3oU

  • http://twitter.com/wdjstraw/status/124588331991437312 Will Straw

    VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4 by @ShamikDas #LevesonInquiry

  • http://twitter.com/marconie/status/124589703323328512 shazad ahmed

    VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4 by @ShamikDas #LevesonInquiry

  • http://twitter.com/maughan/status/124591023799271424 Deborah Jones

    VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4 by @ShamikDas #LevesonInquiry

  • http://twitter.com/keiranmacintosh/status/124600241688289280 Keiran Macintosh

    VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4 by @ShamikDas #LevesonInquiry

  • http://twitter.com/amjcollins/status/124603757785907200 Adam Collins

    Hate the Mail? U'll love this: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/d6w0mWSm #LevesonInquiry

  • http://twitter.com/shamikdas/status/124612982394195968 Shamik Das

    Paul Dacre – vile individual. Watch this video – sums up perfectly what everyone thinks of the Mail: http://t.co/3YnGYpI1 #BBCQT

  • http://twitter.com/juliesthinktank/status/124613966000435200 Julie

    Paul Dacre – vile individual. Watch this video – sums up perfectly what everyone thinks of the Mail: http://t.co/3YnGYpI1 #BBCQT

  • http://twitter.com/blairsupporter/status/124630701508263938 Blair Supporter

    Paul Dacre – vile individual. Watch this video – sums up perfectly what everyone thinks of the Mail: http://t.co/3YnGYpI1 #BBCQT

  • http://twitter.com/johnwest_journo/status/124723588577230848 John West

    VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4 by @ShamikDas #LevesonInquiry

  • Rob the crip

    I love the Daily mails disability free cars, I’m waiting to have my free car.

    But of course look at the comments and you will see mostly the white Middle class with posh voices saying Ya ya we know. bit like IDS and Cameron and sadly Miliband.

  • Bob Walker

    To be blunt, there isn’t one mainstream paper that’s worth a light. A plague on all their houses.

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/10/look-left-14-10-11/ Look Left – Cameron bids Fox ‘thank you and goodbye’ | Left Foot Forward

    [...] Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted” – Shamik [...]

  • Ed’s Talking Balls

    Aww, diddums. Coogan dislikes paper which writes up salacious details of celebs’ private lies. Big surprise there, then, given his well documented (in that paper and several others) checkered past.

    The simple fact, which so many people fail to grasp when it comes to the Daily Mail, is that people buy it. Compare and contrast its sales with other newspaper: a favourable comparison for Mr Dacre (who, incidentally, I would agree comes across as a vile man). It’s all well and good you and Coogan telling us what ‘most decent people think’, but, happily, you and your ilk don’t get to decide what others think.

    Coogan can wish for it to go to the wall all he wants. It’s not going to happen.

  • Chas Turpin

    I can just see Alan Partridge asking Lynne to get onto http://phonetapping.org when he needs a new thunderflash and lightshow spectacular corporate gig. “Want my to tap your phone you dirty journalist – or do you just want me to dance on your lap?”. Coogan is in bed with the media and unwittingly reveals that side of his sleazy showbiz image with his most famous character. Pot calling kettle black, in my book.

  • http://twitter.com/stopdailymail/status/127466752853549056 stopdailymail

    @stopdailymail Have you seen this yet? VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4

  • http://twitter.com/joluni68/status/127467584336564224 Joluni

    RT @leftfootfwd: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted” http://t.co/OwLgrHOI

  • http://twitter.com/timtim1981/status/127471421340397568 Tim Easton

    @stopdailymail Have you seen this yet? VIDEO: Coogan: “If the Daily Mail went to the wall tomorrow I’d be delighted”: http://t.co/A75x1lz4

  • http://alanpartridgequotes.blogspot.com/ Liam

    ah classic partridge, Might be a quote in there for my website ha

  • http://twitter.com/idiot_lanterns/status/136970494112051200 Matt S

    Missed this… Steve Coogan on the Daily Mail: http://t.co/ILyrRu5y

  • http://twitter.com/richardjgarside/status/137536419651526657 Richard Garside

    Just bn announced Steve Coogan will appear b4 the #LevesonInquiry on Tues; let's hope 4 a repeat of this: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/shamikdas/status/137536753803329536 Shamik Das

    Just bn announced Steve Coogan will appear b4 the #LevesonInquiry on Tues; let's hope 4 a repeat of this: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/bowlingatvinny/status/137537563077525504 Rick Walton

    Just bn announced Steve Coogan will appear b4 the #LevesonInquiry on Tues; let's hope 4 a repeat of this: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/lozontherun/status/138989904502849536 Laura Beardshall

    …because it has the requisite level of pompous prurience and contempt for the weak" http://t.co/f73FEtz8

  • http://twitter.com/claireyjo210/status/138991496224448512 Claire Jones

    Will Steve Coogan manage to bring down the Daily Mail today? http://t.co/4IRtwkDP See his opening salvo from Newsnight. #leveson

  • http://twitter.com/timjmarshall/status/138994382551531520 Tim Marshall

    Will Steve Coogan manage to bring down the Daily Mail today? http://t.co/4IRtwkDP See his opening salvo from Newsnight. #leveson

  • http://twitter.com/yellowperil_/status/138996428772098048 Neil

    Excellent comment by Coogan! http://t.co/46q8FN6s #Leveson

  • http://twitter.com/jnnybtchr/status/138997857524002816 Jonny

    Coogan mentions #Newsnight appearance – watch his tear strips off Paul Dacre & the #DailyFail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #Leveson

  • http://twitter.com/podwangler/status/138998946054930433 Pod Wangler

    Coogan mentions #Newsnight appearance – watch his tear strips off Paul Dacre & the #DailyFail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #Leveson

  • http://twitter.com/chrisgudgin/status/139001498444120064 Chris Gudgin

    “@leftfootfwd: Will Steve Coogan manage to bring down the Daily Mail today? http://t.co/icFStEvu @JohnRentoul

  • http://twitter.com/twitcontroversy/status/139001682360147970 Twit Con

    “@leftfootfwd: Will Steve Coogan manage to bring down the Daily Mail today? http://t.co/icFStEvu @JohnRentoul

  • http://twitter.com/creativecrip/status/139009982854205440 TheCreativeCrip

    Steve Coogan learnt from Paul McMullen that he'd been hacked on Newsnight. Shouldn't the police have found that out? http://t.co/4IRtwkDP

  • http://twitter.com/gplondon/status/139716048327946240 Geoffrey Pearson

    Max Mosley on top form laying in2 Paul Dacre at #Leveson; watch again Steve Coogan's demolition of the Mail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/iextract/status/139717418112122880 Cindafuckin’rella

    Max Mosley on top form laying in2 Paul Dacre at #Leveson; watch again Steve Coogan's demolition of the Mail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/jude008/status/139717826188546048 jude

    Max Mosley on top form laying in2 Paul Dacre at #Leveson; watch again Steve Coogan's demolition of the Mail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://twitter.com/sharpteach/status/139729846677946368 Catherine Sharpe

    Max Mosley on top form laying in2 Paul Dacre at #Leveson; watch again Steve Coogan's demolition of the Mail: http://t.co/4IRtwkDP #DailyFail

  • http://www.leftfootforward.org/2011/12/zac-goldsmith-steve-coogan-max-mosley-daily-mail-privacy/ Ignore the Mail’s distortions, here’s what Goldsmith actually said | Left Foot Forward

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