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Overview"With sensational headlines and scandalous photos, supermarket tabloids dish out the dirt on everyone and everything from space aliens and Bat Boy to Elvis and Britney. Although they were once the pariah of traditional journalism, tabloids have gained credibility in recent years and today their lurid style - and sometimes their reportage - is even imitated by mainstream news outlets. In """"Tabloid Valley"""", Paula Morton explores the cultural impact of the sensationalist press over the years, focusing on Generoso Pope Jr.'s decision in 1971 to move the editorial offices of the National Enquirer from New Jersey to Florida. This bold step initiated a mass exodus of similar publications to the Sunshine State where six of the largest circulation weeklies - the """"Star"""", the """"Globe"""", the """"Weekly World News"""", the """"Sun"""", the """"National Examiner"""", and the """"Enquirer"""" - were eventually consolidated under a single owner, American Media, Inc. Florida's favorable business climate and a booming southern frontier created the perfect environment for the tabloids and their writers to flourish. Morton 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, what the tabloids are doing to maintain their foothold, and, most important, what the tabloid news says about American culture. This title presents the truth behind supermarket tabloids." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Paula E. MortonPublisher: University Press of Florida Imprint: University Press of Florida Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.475kg ISBN: 9780813033648ISBN 10: 0813033640 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 31 May 2009 Audience: General/trade , Adult education , General , Further / Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAt last, the story behind the journalistic movement that gave us Bat Boy and Elvis Lives!, and changed American politics forever. Your wait in the supermarket line will never be the same. - Mark Lane, author of Sandspurs: Notes from a Coastal Columnist Anyone who wants to understand American popular culture of the last fifty years would do well to read Tabloid Valley. - James Bowman, author of Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture """At last, the story behind the journalistic movement that gave us Bat Boy and Elvis Lives!, and changed American politics forever. Your wait in the supermarket line will never be the same."" - Mark Lane, author of Sandspurs: Notes from a Coastal Columnist ""Anyone who wants to understand American popular culture of the last fifty years would do well to read Tabloid Valley."" - James Bowman, author of Media Madness: The Corruption of Our Political Culture""" Author InformationFreelance journalist Paula E. Morton lives in St. Augustine, Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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