Supermarket Tabloids
Basically, in the United States "supermarket tabloids" are large. The versions of these tabloids are usually published once every week. Supermarket tabloids are particularly notorious for the over-the-top sensationalizing of stories. The facts presented in these tabloids can often be called into question because they are only made to grab attention of the readers and might not completely be true whatsoever. Supermarket tabloids are actually famous for their placement along the checkout lines of the supermarkets. They are initially made with covers which contain shocking news that ends up attracting the customers.
According to the Cambridge dictionary, A newspaper sold in supermarkets that contains reports about famous people's private lives or other things that have happened but are often hard to believe is known as the supermarket tabloids.
National Enquirer is one of the most famous tabloids. It is mostly famous for the exaggerated news on celebrities. It was founded in 1926. The tabloid has gone through a number of changes over the years. The Enquirer openly acknowledges that it will pay sources for tips, a practice generally disapproved of by the mainstream press. The tabloid has struggled with declining circulation figures because of competition from glossy tabloid publications. In May 2014, American Media announced a decision to shift the headquarters of the National Enquirer from Florida, where it had been located since 1971, back to New York City, where it originally began as The New York Enquirer in 1926. The Enquirer publicly declares that they are willing to pay sources for the tips. Like any other tabloids, National Enquirer is also involved in portraying news in a flashy manner that attracts the customers.
During the 1980s, the tabloid's slogan in radio and TV ads was "Enquiring minds want to know." Someone wanting the truth about an issue appends the slogan to their demand as a catchphrase. In the song "Midnight Star" from his album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D, "Weird Al" Yankovic" uses the phrase during the song's outro. In 1987, the publisher of the National Enquirer trademarked the phrase, which uses the alternative (and more commonly British) spelling of "inquiring".
My view
I personally think that supermarket tabloids should have some kind of limit. Publishing random stuff about the celebrities which may or may not be true just to put them in spot just because they are celebrities doesn't mean it is necessary to harm them in any way. Celebrities are also human beings and they do have their personal lives. Some things are just meant to remain inside their lives and shouldn't be portrayed outside in front of the entire world. I agree on the point that the stories posted can be 100% true but these tabloids publish it in such an exaggerated manner that even the truth seems to be a lie.
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