Word: tabloidism
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...recent attack on the Secretary of State is a good example of the tabloid's style and political content...
...THIS TABLOID SIZE humanity makes wealth easier to distribute vicariously. So long as the rich appear men of the people, we can aspire to luxury. The patrician with the common touch preserves equality of opportunity. At the same time, we like variety in our world of increasing egalitarianism. Equality may suggest mediocrity and no one seeks mediocrity openly. Instead, we want to identify with those who won't settle for the second rate. Even McDonald's had standards, though perhaps more of uniformity than excellence. the rich give us the break we deserve from sooty skyscrapers...
...most famous example of the trend Ephron laments is not even an American one. THE HEIR IS BECOMING APPARENT, punned a tabloid headline about Prince Charles' wife Diana. Other headlines read: NAPPY HOLIDAY and BACK WITH A BUMP. The blooming princess attended a dinner two weeks ago after a respite from public appearances. Her condition, pending delivery, has resulted in hundreds of gifts?from Teddy bears to a minithrone...
...DAILY NEWS--the gritty, inky, legendary tabloid of New York City--is dying...
...Dunsmuir, Calif., Douglas has been thrice married and enjoyed a highly successful career as a publishing executive (WomenSports) before starting her own magazine sales and marketing firm in Los Angeles. In 1976 boredom tempted her to put a personal ad ("dynamic career woman, tall, blonde . . .") in a cheap tabloid for singles. "My personal life was on hold," she says...