UK Magazines and Newspapers

I found this very interesting entry on being a free lance journalist abroad. Great advice, but after reading it, one paragraph sticks out in my mind and makes me ask myself a question. The question is just how many magazines and newspapers are there in the UK? I would have assumed there were a lot, but now I am left wondering.

Now read this paragraph:

Finally, buy a copy of every single magazine and newspaper published in the UK and pack them in your suitcases. There is no substitute for having the original copy in front of you to get a feel of a publication before writing that all important pitch.

It now appears that there are not nearly as many as I thought since it is possible to put a copy of every magazine and newspaper published in the UK in your suitcase. I am shocked to say the least.