Tabloid journalism theory

Question 1

Pavlik 2013

Answer 1

Journalism means approaching possible events from different perspectives and making an effort for helping society understand these elements better

Question 2

Topcuoglu 1996

Answer 2

Tabloid journalism is mostly visual and aims to shock and entertain potential audiences simultaneously.

Question 3

Dhir 2019

Answer 3

Tabloid journalism emerges as a new field of journalism and symbolises its own character especially in the post-WWII period

Question 4

Bal 2010

Answer 4

Tabloid journalism develops a journalistic understanding for the public

Question 5

Connell 1998

Answer 5

Tabloid journalism, which can present information and entertainment together, also builds a new news discourse with the factors of sensationalism and popularity

Question 6

Cetinkaya 2020

Answer 6

Tabloid journalism helps the target audience have a good time and distract from stress. Visual presentations help this.

Less text and more visuals maintain TJ’s attractiveness.

Question 7

Sahin 2019

Answer 7

Visual presentations of celebrities personal lives are preferred to literary content thus fulfilling the function of tabloid journalism

Question 8

Popovic and Popovic 2014

Answer 8

Even if the public may be misled by the content presented, the interest of the media and the audiences in tabloid journalism continues

Question 9

Turner 1999

Answer 9

Sacrificing information for entertainment and accuracy for sensation, and exploiting the target audience is considered usual for tabloid journalism