Greenberg's bibliography has sections for US print journalism, US television, legal implications, and international perspectives. Author and subject indexes enable readers to identify their favorite checkout-stand tabloid or pseudonews infotainment program. Recommended for all academic libraries with collections in mass media, entertainment law, or popular culture. Separate chapters address the practice in newspapers and television, the legal issues raised, and international manifestations. An historical overview of the subject, as well as of current practice, is provided.
Entries feature both popular and scholarly contributors.
Tabloid journalism is alternately praised and excoriated by the commentators, whose backgrounds are as divergent as their opinions. While sensationalism's excessiveness provides an easy target for critics, scholars' more analytical investigations draw parallels between today's tabloid headlines and more traditional folk narratives. The sociological role played by tabloid journalism is also discussed. Inc. All rights reserved.