Word: tabloidism
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...note that no one has offered proof of any criminal activity. Even if anyone did, it would be very difficult to prove the Clintons knew of it and approved. Who would be a credible witness against them? James McDougal insists they did nothing wrong, appearing last week on the tabloid TV A Current Affair to make the point. Even if he were to decide otherwise, he has suffered a mental breakdown. Susan McDougal is separated from him; last week she pleaded not guilty to a California indictment charging her with embezzling $200,000 from symphony conductor Zubin Mehta, whom...
...many rings can a circus have? Especially a tabloid freak show like the Michael Jackson affair? The star returned from medical seclusion in London to cooperate with authorities investigating sexual-abuse charges against him. But on his Neverland Ranch in California, Jackson seemed only the main attraction in a seven-ring circus of horror...
...ACCUSERS. Last week on the tabloid news show Hard Copy, Blanca Francia, who was Jackson's personal maid, proclaimed that the star showered and slept with boys -- giving them the nickname "Rubba," meaning he rubbed the boys against his genitals -- and may have abused these children, including her own son. Such assertions earned her 15 minutes of notoriety and a reputed five- figure honorarium. A judge refused to issue a gag order that might prevent ) others from telling all (or making...
Whatever their ethics or methods, the tabloid shows are clearly having a major impact. Parochial crime stories, once confined to the local paper's front page and the 11 o'clock news, now become national obsessions. There's still a major difference between the smash-and-grab tactics of the tabloids and the relatively sober treatment these stories usually get on the networks. But it's no longer possible to deny that the two genres increasingly mirror each other across their divide...
Press: Television's tabloid shows want some respect...