Tabloid

How it is used

Originally a page size, now mostly about style and content. People talk about tabloid journalism, the tabloid press and tabloid headlines, often critically. Some serious papers also print in a small compact format.

Example sentences

1. The singer's divorce was all over the tabloids for weeks.

2. Avoid tabloid language like 'monster' or 'shame' in court reports.

Common collocations

• tabloid newspaper
• tabloid press
• tabloid journalism
• tabloid headline
• the tabloids

Related terms

• broadsheetA newspaper printed on large pages, traditionally associated with serious news, analysis and a more formal style than tabloids.
• sensationalismReporting that exaggerates or dramatises events, or focuses on shocking details, in order to attract attention rather than to inform.
• circulationThe number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold or distributed, usually counted per day, week or month.
• clickbaitOnline headlines or content designed mainly to make people click, often by exaggerating, hiding the key fact or promising more than the story gives.

More terms: The Press and the Media Industry

• the press
• media outlet
• readership
• freelancer