MORE PAGES OF THELONDONPAPER AND ITS EDITOR SPEAKS TO THE READERS
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And its editor, Stefano Hatfield, writes:
Welcome to...thelondonpaper
For today only, we are taking this space. We want to welcome you to our new free afternoon paper celebrating life in the world’s greatest city. From tomorrow, this space is yours: for your letters, texts, perhaps even columns.
We believe thelondonpaper is a different type of paper; one that actually likes the city we live in. That’s because it’s created by the self-same young Londoners who will be reading it. People who really live urban lives in today’s London. We all know the capital’s not perfect. Those of us who live and work in the city every day are all too aware of the potential unreliability of the Tube network; the paralysing gridlocks; the sheer expense and the problems London shares with all the world’s major metropolitan area – from crime to pollution, alienation to alcohol and drug problems. Despite all this, Londoners love our city for its cosmopolitan energy, its eternal creativity, its irrepressible individuality and its adamant refusal to become just like everywhere else.
We’re not the city’s spin doctors and we will tell the news as it is. But we have no political persuasion. We wouldn’t dream of suggesting a politician to vote for. That said, most of us care about social issues, such as the environment. We aim to be the forum for London debate.
We’ve tried to avoid an elitist, negative or preachy tone. We want you to have a strong voice in the paper, too. There will be fewer pontificating columnists and more opportunities for you to contribute – be it either as a model, or simply by voting to decide if a writer can return.
We’ll write as we speak and design a bright paper that reflects both the creative energy of the city and the visual era we live in. There’ll be the content you care about: the news, yes, but also style and shopping, gossip, love and dating, staying in and going out. There is property, health and beauty, jobs and travel, too.
Sometimes there will be stuff just because it’s the afternoon. We’re all tired of being in ‘work mode’, so there are games and jokes and general silliness. That goes for London sport, too. There’s a lot of fun to be found behind the headlines if we choose to look. thelondonpaper is lucky to have signed the Sky Sports rota of commentators, who marry expertise and entertainment value.
A lot of us need help in making the most of London – even if we’ve lived here all our lives. For example, how many 24-hour chemists are there? And do you really know your way around the Tube? (see thelondoninfo).
If you’re going out tonight, we can help with what, where, how and who with. We know that the choice is overwhelming, so we’ve edited down the listings to make it easier for you.
thelondonpaper.com also launches (as a beta site) today. In addition to breaking news, competitions and opportunities to contribute and vote, our website takes a broadband look at life in London with daily video coverage of news and entertainment across the city.
We’ve had an amazing time creating both the paper and the site, filled with the intensity, commitment, multicultural creativity and sheer fun and exhilaration that so characterise the city we all love. We hope you enjoy thelondonpaper and make us a part of your day.
Thank you for reading and, please, let us know about all our Londons.
theeditor@thelondonpaper.com
And its editor, Stefano Hatfield, writes:
Welcome to...thelondonpaper
For today only, we are taking this space. We want to welcome you to our new free afternoon paper celebrating life in the world’s greatest city. From tomorrow, this space is yours: for your letters, texts, perhaps even columns.
We believe thelondonpaper is a different type of paper; one that actually likes the city we live in. That’s because it’s created by the self-same young Londoners who will be reading it. People who really live urban lives in today’s London. We all know the capital’s not perfect. Those of us who live and work in the city every day are all too aware of the potential unreliability of the Tube network; the paralysing gridlocks; the sheer expense and the problems London shares with all the world’s major metropolitan area – from crime to pollution, alienation to alcohol and drug problems. Despite all this, Londoners love our city for its cosmopolitan energy, its eternal creativity, its irrepressible individuality and its adamant refusal to become just like everywhere else.
We’re not the city’s spin doctors and we will tell the news as it is. But we have no political persuasion. We wouldn’t dream of suggesting a politician to vote for. That said, most of us care about social issues, such as the environment. We aim to be the forum for London debate.
We’ve tried to avoid an elitist, negative or preachy tone. We want you to have a strong voice in the paper, too. There will be fewer pontificating columnists and more opportunities for you to contribute – be it either as a model, or simply by voting to decide if a writer can return.
We’ll write as we speak and design a bright paper that reflects both the creative energy of the city and the visual era we live in. There’ll be the content you care about: the news, yes, but also style and shopping, gossip, love and dating, staying in and going out. There is property, health and beauty, jobs and travel, too.
Sometimes there will be stuff just because it’s the afternoon. We’re all tired of being in ‘work mode’, so there are games and jokes and general silliness. That goes for London sport, too. There’s a lot of fun to be found behind the headlines if we choose to look. thelondonpaper is lucky to have signed the Sky Sports rota of commentators, who marry expertise and entertainment value.
A lot of us need help in making the most of London – even if we’ve lived here all our lives. For example, how many 24-hour chemists are there? And do you really know your way around the Tube? (see thelondoninfo).
If you’re going out tonight, we can help with what, where, how and who with. We know that the choice is overwhelming, so we’ve edited down the listings to make it easier for you.
thelondonpaper.com also launches (as a beta site) today. In addition to breaking news, competitions and opportunities to contribute and vote, our website takes a broadband look at life in London with daily video coverage of news and entertainment across the city.
We’ve had an amazing time creating both the paper and the site, filled with the intensity, commitment, multicultural creativity and sheer fun and exhilaration that so characterise the city we all love. We hope you enjoy thelondonpaper and make us a part of your day.
Thank you for reading and, please, let us know about all our Londons.
theeditor@thelondonpaper.com
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