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Tabloids and Propaganda

Statement of Problem "Tabloids and Propaganda, Are all of the tabloids true, or are they false? Or do they have some truth to them?" These questions ponder the minds of the readers of these pieces of journalism when they read them. They often wonder if they are truthful for there are many lawsuits that seem to say that they aren't. I tend to wonder myself as well. I constantly see the Supermarket tabloids at newsstands or at supermarkets themselves and I tend to wonder whether or not they are real. The cover itself throws me off though. Most of the time I see a famous couple with a headline for example saying "Brad and Gwyneth are together again...behind Jennifer's back!" Sometimes the story itself seems …show more content…

Research Questions My first question would have to be: "Are there any truthful reporters in the tabloid business?" If I do find the answer to this question then I will be surprised. It seems that if there are honest reporters, and they are not making up the stories, then it will be a harsh reality to the readers, for most of them use the tabloids as a source of entertainment and they tend to not take them seriously. My second question would be: "Where do the reporters find their stories?" Most avid readers and haters of the tabloids industry tend to believe that the stories just pop into the writers and reporters minds and they are printed...no matter how spontaneous and absurd the story may be. They tend to believe that the more outrageous the story is the more publicity and money the magazine will get. My third and most important question would be: "Are all tabloids false or do some have some truth?" This is the biggest question of them all for this is the one I hope to answer when I am done researching.

Review of Literature The first piece of literature is a book named "For Enquiring Minds- A Cultural Study of Supermarket Tabloids" By: S. Elizabeth Bird. Published in 1992 by the University of Tennessee Press. This book was a study in which the author, S. Elizabeth, investigated the whole tabloid cooperation. She learned about some interesting facts of the tabloid business. She claims in her book, "98

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