Has this sort of thing ever happened before at a serious newspaper?

It is, i understand, supposed to be a "serious" newspaper.

Why, oh why, does this man get space in what used to be a serious newspaper.

It's now what I consider to be a serious weekly newspaper.

I guess serious newspapers also have to consider their reputation as reliable, quality news sources.

If you, as a serious newspaper, do not take marriage seriously, please drop Vows.

The serious newspapers reported the event, and that was that.

But, still, the venture into print was a necessary step for a serious newspaper in Egypt.

Decisions are taken and appointments made which rate, at best, a paragraph in the more serious newspapers.

It's not often that a marital separation makes the front page of serious newspapers.