| Media for many people are a source of | | | | with sensationalized stories and the facts distorted |
| information on topics and news. The need to | | | | and unverified. The supermarket tabloids are |
| digest and keep abreast of important events is | | | | unlike from your regular tabloids newspapers |
| always in demand by the media consumer. But | | | | which are distributed via magazine channels, as |
| the current trend has showed how tabloidization, | | | | these supermarket tabloids issues are |
| or sensationalism in American Press are making | | | | aggressively sold on the checkout lines of |
| headways among the media traditionalists, be it in | | | | supermarkets. |
| print or online. | | | | Do such tabloids be it the regular tabloids or |
| The term tabloid is often synonymous to | | | | supermarket tabloids, have influence for more |
| sensational and scandalous stories or columns on | | | | mainstream newspapers? Well the influence of |
| crimes, celebrities and stars. The focus on | | | | tabloidization in the newspaper media can be said |
| entertainment is a growing multi billion dollar | | | | that more and more mainstream medium are |
| industry especially in the United States. Albeit less | | | | converging to a more utilization of tabloid |
| 'toned down' than the European tabloids, still | | | | formatting and reporting tactics. Respected print |
| American tabloid media offer little mainstream | | | | medium such as Charlotte Observer and Tampa |
| credibility. | | | | Tribune are moving towards screaming flashy |
| Media in American Press such as the New York | | | | headlines, large illustrations and photography to the |
| Post, the Daily News and the Metro are some of | | | | use of police records. |
| the nationally recognised tabloids, and most | | | | More and more mainstream medium are |
| supermarket tabloids distributed in American are | | | | embracing the tabloids style of reporting as being |
| published by American Media, Inc. such as National | | | | acceptable. Current newspaper reporting |
| Examiner, The National Enquirer, The Globe, Star | | | | methodologies are making it a necessary part to |
| and Weekly World News. | | | | employ such tactics and publications. The spread |
| These supermarket tabloids are notorious filled | | | | of tabloidization is inevitable. |