Tabloid journalism

A tabloid is a periodically appearing in large numbers printed product, the only limited reliability is attributed. The first representatives of the genus could be obtained commercially only on the road ( Boulevard), not in the subscription ( see also purchase newspaper ). Following on from the tabloid, the term yellow journalism has been established, which today refers to a separate genus in journalism.

Occasionally the published since 1865 San Francisco Examiner is referred to as the first scandal sheet of newspaper history.

  • 4.2.1 United Kingdom
  • 4.2.2 USA
  • 4.2.3 Australia

Origin and history

On October 22, 1904 appeared with the B.Z. at noon, the first tabloid in road sale for the German newspaper market. B.Z. stands for Berliner Zeitung. The first issue of the magazine Kronen Zeitung, the largest circulation newspaper in Austria, appeared in 1901; then put the paper on novels and games for customer loyalty. A tabloid in the Weimar Republic in the 1920s and 1930s was the Berlin newspaper "Tempo", which appeared up to three times daily. In Austria boomed in the early 1920s, new popular newspapers such as The Hour, The night and the day, which is demarcated to the Kronen Zeitung by a broad political reporting and a left or liberal editorial policy.

The first tabloid in Germany after the Second World War, the regional Hamburger Morgenpost owned by the SPD. Your first issue was published on 16 September 1949. 1952 appeared for the first time on regional tabloid image of the publisher Axel Springer (Axel Springer Verlag). She made it to the highest circulation daily in Europe. Numerous tabloids established in German-speaking countries (View from Switzerland), including many with a regional ( evening newspaper from Munich). In many countries outside Europe are tabloids widespread ( The National Enquirer, USA).

Characteristics and layout

Zeitungstypologisch be tabloids as a mix of information and news press, commercially -oriented press and political opinion press considered, which is characterized by specific linguistic and design characteristics. Tabloids often maintain sensation -oriented presentations, big headlines and large photographs. Flashy colors and bold headlines may be used. Often, the title page is clearly laid out. Images and captions take in most tabloids the predominant place, which texts are usually short and are often compressed by high economy of language. On background information is often omitted.

Topics

The popular press, especially topics that are likely to evoke emotion. News with significantly sachbetontem article can be personalized, emotive (eg, a few significant emotional component associated with the core statement ) and sometimes even outrageous. Special attention in the Boulevard area find police and court reporting, celebrities and sports.

In several countries, women are seen shirtless or naked in the tabloids. In the UK, there is the so-called Page Three girls ( German: The Girl from "Page Three "). The newspaper The Sun introduced the Page three girl and settled protect the name later. Also in the German tabloids often naked or little clad women are shown.

Also reports on sporting events and athletes often have the typical tabloid style.

In Italy, have pure sports tabloid newspapers published daily in large numbers, established (see La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport - Stadio, Tuttosport ).

In Portugal, the two largest-circulation dailies, A Bola and Record, sports tabloids.

See also Sport ( Czech daily newspaper ), Nikkan Sports (Japan), sports ( daily newspaper ) ( Austria, June 7 to July 8, 2004)

The market tabloids

German -speaking

Germany

The German tabloid market is made up of a total of eight updated daily and two weekly ( Bild am Sonntag, BZ am Sonntag) tabloids together. Most items are active primarily in local or regional markets. Only picture and picture on Sunday distribute in addition to a national issue, a number of regional issues with nationwide distribution and can thus be considered as a national newspaper.

  • Evening paper Munich, Nuremberg (2012 set ) (publishing The evening newspaper )
  • Evening Post / edition Frankfurt ( Frankfurt Societät ), 1988 set
  • The evening set in Berlin, 1981
  • B.Z. Berlin (Axel Springer AG)
  • Image (Axel Springer AG)
  • Express Cologne, Bonn, Dusseldorf (M. DuMont )
  • Morgenpost Sachsen Dresden, Chemnitz (DD V Media Group Dresden)
  • Super! ( Burda -Verlag ), 1992 set
  • Tz Munich ( Munich newspaper publisher tz )

Austria

  • Today ( Vienna ) free ( AHW Verlags GmbH. )
  • Kronen Zeitung
  • Austria

Switzerland

Luxembourg

  • Private ( press Nicolas )

English -speaking

Great Britain

  • News of the World, adjusted as a result of the News International scandal 2011
  • The Sun
  • Daily Mail
  • The Daily Mirror

USA

  • New York Post
  • San Francisco Examiner (since 1865 since 2004 free newspaper )

Australia

  • The Herald Sun
  • The Daily Telegraph

France

Weekly magazines:

Other language areas

  • Komsomolskaya Pravda (RUS )
  • Fact ( PL) (Axel Springer Polska)
  • Hürriyet (TR )
  • Sabah (TR )
  • Blesk (CZ)
  • Aha! (CZ)
  • Novy Cas (SK ) ( Ringier Slovakia a.s. )
  • Plus every deň (SK)
  • Aftonbladet (SE )
  • Expressen (SE )
  • Verdens Gang (NO)
  • Bergensavisen (NO)
  • Dagbladet (NO)
  • De Telegraaf ( NL)
  • Ekstra Bladet (DK)
  • Click! (RO)
  • Kurir (SRB )
  • 24 sata (HR)
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