news in tabloid form

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• tabloid — [19] Tabloid originated as a trade name for a brand of tablets of condensed medicine, registered in 1884 by Burroughs, Wellcome and Company. It was an alteration of tablet [14], which came from Old French tablete, a diminutive form of table… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• tabloid — I. adjective Etymology: from Tabloid, a trademark Date: 1901 1. compressed or condensed into small scope < tabloid criticism > 2. of, relating to, or resembling tabloids; especially featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented in a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Tabloid talk show — Tabloid talk shows are a genre of American television talk shows that achieved peak viewership during the late 20th century. Airing mostly during the day and distributed mostly through syndication, this genre originated with the Phil Donahue Show …   Wikipedia

• Tabloid television — is similar to tabloid newspapers. Tabloid television newscasts usually incorporate flashy graphics and sensationalized stories, some with little or no local relevance. Often, there is a heavy emphasis on crime, stories with good video, and… …   Wikipedia

• News Limited — Traded as ASX: NWS Industry Media Founded Adelaide, South Australia, 1923 Founder(s) Sir Keith Murdoch …   Wikipedia

• tabloid — (n.) 1884, small tablet of medicine, trademark name (by Burroughs, Wellcome and Co.) for compressed or concentrated chemicals and drugs, formed from TABLET (Cf. tablet) + Greek derived suffix OID (Cf. oid). By 1898, it was being used figuratively …   Etymology dictionary

• News from the Republic of Letters — Editor Keith Botsford Categories Literary magazine Frequency Quarterly Founder Saul Bellow, Keith Botsford …   Wikipedia

• News International phone hacking scandal — Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive officer of News Corporation, the parent company of News International The News International phone hacking scandal is an ongoing controversy involving mainly the News of the World but also other… …   Wikipedia

• News media — Electronic News Gathering trucks and photojournalists gathered outside the Prudential Financial headquarters in Newark, United States in August 2004 following the announcement of evidence of a terrorist threat to it and to buildings in New York… …   Wikipedia

• tabloid — tabloidism, n. /tab loyd/, n. 1. a newspaper whose pages, usually five columns wide, are about one half the size of a standard sized newspaper page. 2. a newspaper this size concentrating on sensational and lurid news, usually heavily illustrated …   Universalium

• tabloid — [19] Tabloid originated as a trade name for a brand of tablets of condensed medicine, registered in 1884 by Burroughs, Wellcome and Company. It was an alteration of tablet [14], which came from Old French tablete, a diminutive form of table… …   Word origins