tabloid
n.a newspaper with small pages and many photos, often focusing on gossip or exciting stories. These papers are usually easier to read than serious newspapers.
n.a newspaper with a smaller page size than a broadsheet, typically featuring sensationalist content and simplified prose. Often carries a pejorative connotation when contrasted with 'quality' journalism.
“He reads a tabloid every morning on the train.”
“The celebrity sued the tabloid for publishing private photos taken during her vacation.”
“While broadsheets focus on international policy, the local tabloid prioritizes sensational headlines and human-interest stories to maintain its high circulation numbers.”
Often used as a modifier before other nouns, such as 'tabloid journalism' or 'tabloid press'.
“The rightwing British tabloid quietly removed the article and photographs, first published on 6 August, from its website last week.”