Word: tabloidism
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Page said bargaining with the 11 unions at the 250,000-circulation morning tabloid would "take place in privacy," and gave no other details...
Newspapers are not allowed in Cell 2 B4. But De Lorean knew he was back in the news. The tabloid banners, though sensational, were accurate. DE LOREAN NABBED IN COAST COKE BUST blared the New York Daily News. This was no dream. He actually was under arrest and in jail, charged by federal prosecutors with conspiring to acquire 220 lbs. of cocaine in the expectation of making a $50 million profit. Federal investigators described...
...royal tiff" with his wife Diana, 21. Newspapers, after apparently talking to loose-lipped servants, headlined the news that following two weeks of sodden weather at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Diana was "bored to tears" and insisted that Charles return with her to London. In addition, the racy British tabloid the Sun, citing no reliable source, calculates that since the royal wedding, Diana has added more than 50 ball gowns to her wardrobe (at an average cost of $ 1,700 each) and almost 200 dresses and suits (at over $340 apiece). Repelled by all the tacky reportage, the conservative weekly...
...Herald has become one of the nation's easiest newspapers to rag on. A year ago, it switched to tabloid format, and it has now resolutely plunked down all its chips on violent crimes and eye-catching scandal. Today, Boston residents who want their news served up with an eye to long-term significance, not short-term sensation, know they are down to one choice And for them, the morning newsstand routine of reaching for the Globe now also includes time out to cluck at the Herald...
...scorers of Boston's tabloid should remember that no matter how titillating its fare, the city would be impoverished without it. In its enduring ability to support more than one daily newspaper, the Hub is a dinosaur among American cities and the day it loses that distinction will...