tabloid
Sensational news source
A tabloid is a newspaper with pages roughly half the size of a broadsheet, typically featuring sensational stories, celebrity gossip, and bold headlines.
The format has become so associated with its content that tabloid now describes any sensationalized journalism: tabloid TV, tabloid journalism.
British tabloids like the Sun and Daily Mail are cultural institutions.
As an adjective, tabloid suggests lurid or oversimplified coverage: The story got the tabloid treatment.
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- scoopFirst-reported story
- innuendoOblique disparaging remark
dirt · grapevine · tittle-tattle · whisper · buzz · exposé · affair · cheating
Shockingly vivid or gruesome
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
- hyperbolicExaggerated beyond reason
screaming · splashy · garish · provocative · titillating · click-bait · scaremongering · fear-mongering
Displayed strip with message
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- shockViolent sudden disturbance
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
scoop · breaking · front-page · all-caps · punny · wordplay · alliteration · sensational
Large-format serious newspaper
- compactTightly packed together
- digestMetabolize or summarize
- magazineBound periodical with articles
- pamphletUnbound topical booklet
newspaper · periodical · publication · print · edition · newsstand · copy · issue
Aggressive celebrity photographers
- starletRising young actress
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
- A-listTop celebrity ranking
fame · glamour · publicity · photoshoot · candid · stalking · hounding · meltdown
News gathering and dissemination
- reporterOne who gathers news
- editorOne who revises text
- newsroomMedia gathering hub
- hackShortcut or breach
photographer · tip-off · source · informant · sting · undercover · doorstepping · Murdoch
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
innuendo · dirt · grapevine · tittle-tattle · whisper · buzz · exposé · affair · cheating · secret
lurid
Shockingly vivid or gruesome
- shockingCausing intense surprise
- exaggeratedMade larger than reality
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
hyperbolic · screaming · splashy · garish · provocative · titillating · click-bait · scaremongering · fear-mongering · outrage
banner
Displayed strip with message
splash · scoop · breaking · front-page · all-caps · punny · wordplay · alliteration · sensational · screamer
broadsheet
Large-format serious newspaper
pamphlet · newspaper · periodical · publication · print · edition · newsstand · copy · issue · supplement
paparazzi
Aggressive celebrity photographers
- starletRising young actress
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
- red-carpetLavish welcome for dignitaries
A-list · fame · glamour · publicity · photoshoot · candid · stalking · hounding · meltdown · rehab
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
hack · photographer · tip-off · source · informant · sting · undercover · doorstepping · Murdoch · TMZ
- Media Termsbreaking news, TV show, sound bite, press release, comic strip
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, newsroom, press cards
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- celebritycelebs, stardom, A-list, A-listers, movie stars
- media outletsNPR, newspaper, magazine, news channel, tv station
- old mediabooks, radio, newspaper, newspapers, television
tabloidbroadsheet
Large-format serious newspaper
quality newspaper · responsible journalism · investigative journalism · The New York Times · The Guardian
- tabloid pressSensationalist news publications
- tabloid journalistSensational press reporter
- tabloid journalismSensational news prioritizing shock
- tabloid headlineSensational front-page text
- tabloid starsFamous people covered sensationally
- tabloid cultureSensationalist media environment