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'''Tabloids''' are [[newspaper]]s that practice sensationalist journalism, while reporting on trivial events that happen in the lives of [[celebrities]]. They are known to make false claims in order to get sales, which has resulted in [[libel]] lawsuits from celebrities.
'''Tabloids''' are [[newspaper]]s that practice sensationalist journalism, while reporting on trivial events that happen in the lives of [[celebrities]]. They are known to make false claims in order to get sales, which has resulted in [[libel]] lawsuits from celebrities.
Originally, the term "tabloid" referred primarily to the size of the pages of the newspapers, which was about half the usual size ([[broadsheet]]), but the tendency of such publications to appeal to a mass audience with short, sensational stories and copious illustrations and, later, photographs led to its current connotation.
==See Also==
==See Also==