Metro

...the free newspaper, Metro. Metro is published daily, Monday to Friday, in most major UK cities and is given away free at major railway stations. You can also find copies on some metropolitan buses. I generally only read the Manchester version, but have picked up London, Leeds and Birmingham editions and they all seem to be of a similar standard. The paper is normally about 40 pages long and for me is an essential daily acquisition. NEWS COVERAGE ...
...be backed up with short Metro Briefings, which answer key questions related to an issue in the news. Once again, I find these very useful as they are kept concise and don’t require too much time to digest. On the occasions that I actually buy a national newspaper as well as pick up a copy of Metro, I find the content to be very similar, and to be honest would struggle to find a reason why there is any point paying for the other newspapers. That aside, ...

LostWitness 26.01.2003 · Read full review
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...in my book. Metro is the name of a national newspaper whose bits (ooo err) are customised by individual regions before it goes out. It’s published five days a week all over the country – my local one is courtesy of Trafford Park Printers. Metro is a free paper that’s available from different places depending on where you live – you can get it at tube stations in London, for example, or on busses near here. They have people ...
...story include: · METRO DIGEST Short snippets of “news” to do with celebrities, sports, politics and “normal” people – just this morning I was reading about a sandwich bar in London being forced to close because their frozen meals and mars bar menu is not posh enough for the building which houses it. · METRO WORLD 4 or 5 news stories from around the world, but not the stuff you’d get in a broadsheet for example. ...

zoe_page 16.05.2002 · Read full review
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...except The Metro! The Metro is a free paper which you should be able to find in a city near you…. So why should I want one? It’s free, isn’t that a good enough reason!? No?! OK then, you should pick up a copy of the Metro because it’s a great newspaper. Because it’s aimed at the rush-hour workers trudging to the office every morning it has to cater for a wide range of tastes and readerships. It has all the big news ...
...on the quality. The Metro does have local jobs and businesses advertised towards the back, with I’m sure would be useful if that’s what you like reading in a paper! Where do I get it from? This is where it gets a bit tricky. As with all good things, there’s a catch. Not everywhere can get it. Up until recently the only time I read the Metro was when I visited my boyfriend in Coventry. But thank the lucky stars, Sheffield now prints ...

eca99ajm 10.05.2001 · Read full review
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Metro has now become the newspaper with the fourth biggest circulation in the country. Published in a number of regional variations around the country it has cornered the free newspaper market and is a favourite with commuters who can grab a copy as they whizz through the tube or train station of their way to work. Its popularity can quite easily be ascribed to the fact it is free and easy to get hold of. In this 8 days a week culture with 30 hours ...
...I am concerned that the Metro is not really up to scratch and people are settling for less either because it is easier to get hold of Metro or because it is free. But is it any good? I would argue NO, because there is no such thing as a free newspaper. Firstly, I don't think that the news coverage is up to scratch. With it's lax tradition of news reporting, lack lustre coverage of home and international news and frankly dire editorial standards that ...

the-venerable-bede 08.08.2001 · Read full review
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The Metro is a daily newspaper that is circulated across the UK and can be picked up from most major Train/Underground stations. And the best thing about it is that it is FREE!!! Yes FREE!!!! I commute daily on the London Underground and it is one of my highlights in the morning to read through my free newspaper which is, in my opinion, far better than the tabloid newspapers which I sometimes pay for when I cant get hold of a copy of the Metro…Which ...
...So how can the Metro survive being free? Well its simple really…they survive via lots and lots of advertising. Bearing in mind the amount of commuters that will read the Metro, it is the perfect platform for companies to advertise their products and services! ●● Facts and Figures ●● ○ Metro was launched in March 1999 ○ Every weekday morning some 826,921 copies are distributed across the UK ○ The ...

Donnie_Brasco 28.06.2002 · Read full review
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Metro is a free newspaper that is distributed to commuters who travel by public transport . It has the same format nationwide but has a regional slant depending on the area you live . When I visited Scotland I read the Scottish version . I have since read the North East and Yorkshire versions and I have to say the paper is very good. You get on average around forty pages per issue and it is available on Mondays to Fridays. The paper has all the ...
...paper are little columns entitled metro factfile. These cover interesting subjects such as the history of a particular street in say Sheffield . Also facts are looked at in the On this day feature which looks at key moments in history. Further on the paper has a TV guide and a guide to the best entertainment in your area . This looks at gigs , films , shows , events, cinema and clubs etc in your area . Again very useful. On all days except Monday ...

Gardenex 03.04.2001 · Read full review
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...So which category does the Metro fall into? Actually the Metro falls into the very rare third category, it has many appealing features and there are no hidden extras (not that I could see how there could be but marketing guys are an ingenious breed). So I thought it might be useful to give you an example of how I use the Metro and what I think of it on a whole. Firstly how does the Metro work? Well I presume that it is the same in the other areas ...
...views to Edinburgh. Metro is aimed at the commuter; the newspaper is available in the train stations and on the buses around the city. Nice idea, captive audiences who will do anything to avoid eye contact with the people they share a journey with every day. It makes sense, if I had the choice of looking at the git who insists that his buttock should be on three quarters of my seat as well as his own (the other buttock has flopped into the aisle ...

bigkenny 04.05.2001 · Read full review
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...decided to expand its free Metro service across the UK. That and new electronic publishing deals increased the company’s annual project expenditure from around £20m to £69m. I read the Scottish Metro. That makes a difference. Up here in Scotland the Metro is a franchise; it’s a deal between the Daily Mail and a company known as Trinity Mirror. I think it has been a fairly successful venture that explains will be why the Metro is looking ...
...does well. It’s an easy read when you’re on the bus, crawling through the road works and the traffic on your way to work. The paper gets the mix of business and popular news just right. The first couple pages are dedicated to the headline stories - the sort of thing you might hear on the radio once you get to work or may have already seen on the TV in the morning. Since the issues are printed semi-locally you can expect both general and ...

Manx 09.01.2001 · Read full review
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...One, all the copies of Metro have gone by about 7.30 am, so you have to decide whether to take a chance on being able to nick someone else's or buy a paper anyhow. And for another, their writing is crap. Metro serves a completely different purpose to other newspapers, in that it's specifically designed to be read in 20 minutes, offers no editorial, comment or lengthy features and doesn't even do any actual reporting. In fact, they lift practically ...
...PA wires overnight, pick up Metro on my way home and see the same stories reported verbatim. The reason? Metro isn't actually trying to establish itself as serious journalism. It's not there to inform you or to make you think. It's there to make money through advertising, like every other free newspaper. Which it does, I'm reliably informed by a mate who works in media sales. But it doesn't compare with watching a proper news bulletin or reading ...

ImogenW 29.12.2000 · Read full review
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...with the arrival of the Metro there is no longer any need. This free newspaper is available at most tube stations (I don't know about BR, or whatever they call themselves these days) and is actually quite a reasonable read. I particularly like the little extras like the I Spy feature and the London street explanation - it's nice just to have another couple of useless facts to start your day off. The articles seem reasonably well written and there ...
...and sport. It is also quite useful to have event information particularly about London in an easily accessible way. I think the Metro is a very good idea and long may it continue. I shall certainly continue to read it whenever I happen to be commuting on the train. ...

marcb 29.09.2000 · Read full review
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METRO PAPER IS VERY GOOD CONSIDERING IT IS FREE. I GO BY TRAIN TWICE A WEEK IN THE MORNING AND I SEE THAT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE READING IT. I THINK IT IS VERY GOOD IT HAS ALL THE MAIN TOPICS AND ARTICLES IN IT. I KNOW THAT IT MIGHT NOT HAVE ALL THE TOPICS THAN SAY THE DAILY MAIL. BUT IT HAS THE MAIN THINGS YOU NEED AND IT IS FREE. IT HAS EVERYTHING THAT NORMAL PAPERS HAVE,LIKE ADVERTISEMENT,GAMES ETC. THIS PAPER IS ESPECIALLY GOOD FOR SCHOOL KIDS AND ...

ciaocrazy 27.08.2000 · Read full review
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Lets face it, travelling on the tube to and from work every day can get quite dull, so I was really glad when someone had the bright idea to provide a free paper at all tube stations that helps ease the boredom of your daily journey. It is easy to pick up and saves you queueing in newsagents and possibly missing trains. It isn't the finest peice of journalistic writing you will ever read but it has all the main stories and keeps you up to date on ...
...As well as the news section there is a helpful section detailing everything that is going on in the world from shows to gigs and has some great restaurant reviews and so on, which is handy if you are looking for something to do on a quiet Tuesday night. It also often has a handy page of web sites for everything from banks to on-line shopping and lifestyle things. Not a bad way to pass the time on that often tedious journey to work. ...

ric1 22.07.2000 · Read full review
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...like to say that the metro is one of the few products available to day that makes my life better. Working in london, the usual trek to the city would be unbearable if it were not for the pleasure of reading the metro. For those of you not familiar with the publication, it is a paper which is available free in most train and underground stations in the london area. Many commuters will agree the morning scarmble in the station to get your hands on ...
...the empty seat with a metro tucked down the side. It saves the bordem of staring at the tube adverts for forty five mins that seem to only change once every three months (yes I do no the prices for planet talk). The content itself would not usually need to be that good to aleviate the bordem but in all honesty the Metro is quite a good read. It covers all the main stories and keeps those of us in the picture who arrive at the station too late to ...

mbolsover 08.03.2001 · Read full review
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Metro is the quality free paper available on public transport. Over the summer (in Birmingham) I commuted to work by both train and buss and picked up a copy of the daily Metro every morning. The paper was full of quality articles ranging from business, latest news and sports. The paper was intresting, well layed out and included a free TV supplement so I could look what was going to be on TV that evening. Before the introduction of the Metro paper, ...

cascade 14.12.2000 · Read full review
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Recently I spent a couple of days down in London on Business. I was quite surprised with the unwritten rules of the commuter trains into the city centre. Everyone gets on and immediately opens up their copy of the Metro! There is a waft of air that rushes throught the carriage at every stop beacause of this. I had to find out why everyone read it, apart from the fact that they are all anti-social and dont care about whats going on around them! The ...
...theat can be easily picked up in and around London. There is everything that you wold expect from a 'normal' paper but it also concentrates on the goings on in the capital. It is very useful late on in the week, publishing extensive entertainment guides which will let people know what is going on all around the City. Dont travel without it.. ...

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