Types of Newspapers

TABLOID

  

A tabloid covers all national and international news and often contains a certain amount of more 'gossipy' or scandalous news items, or more personal stories. There are no precise dimensions of the tabloid newspaper unlike the broadsheet.

This is an example of a British tabloid:

 

The Daily Mirror was the first tabloid newspaper in Britain. In 1934, the paper re-launched leaving its middle class readership in favour of a mass audience of mainly working -class readers. The content of the news was over simplified and was more sensational as it interested a maximum number of people.The Daily Mirror represented a significant shift in the way newspapers packaged the news.

The features of a tabloid contain murder stories in detail, readers' fantasies of events such as the Royal Wedding, horoscopes, information about celebrities, fashion trends and more entertaining topics.

Possible target audience

Here are examples of the possible target audience for a tabloid newspaper: