Tabloid Valley
Subtitle: supermarket news and American culture
By: Paula E. Morton.
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Gainesville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780813033648
Subjects: Tabloid newspapers -- Florida -- History -- 20th century; Sensationalism in journalism -- Florida -- History -- 20th century
Description: "Paula Morton's rakish history goes behind the scenes to examine every facet of modern yellow journalism: what headlines sell and why, how the journalists gather the news, the recent and ongoing downturn in circulation, and, most important, what tabloid news says about American culture."--Inside back jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue: who mourns for the weekly world news?; title: A small pill, easy to swallow; title: The man and his vision; title: Welcome to Florida, welcome to The national enquirer; title: The Brits are coming; title: The rise of Tabloid Valley; title: Post-Pope; title: The influence of Tabloid Valley; title: Tabloid Valley enters the new millennium; title: The future of Tabloid Valley.