Half the population of Britain reads one or more tabloid newspapers every day. The industry is thriving and the tradition of tabloid journalism has even been exported to America. This is an anecdotal and documentary account of what happens in the tabloid press on both sides of the Atlantic, its ethical implications and its role in maintaining a wide-ranging, living press. The book is based on over 120 interviews with door-stepping reporters, paparazzi, gossip and advice columnists, astrologers and two underground reporters ...
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Half the population of Britain reads one or more tabloid newspapers every day. The industry is thriving and the tradition of tabloid journalism has even been exported to America. This is an anecdotal and documentary account of what happens in the tabloid press on both sides of the Atlantic, its ethical implications and its role in maintaining a wide-ranging, living press. The book is based on over 120 interviews with door-stepping reporters, paparazzi, gossip and advice columnists, astrologers and two underground reporters who specialize in sexual exposes. The author is a journalist and media historian with a PhD in mass media law, and she has published a biography of the journalist Walter Duranty.
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Add this copy of Shock! Horror! the Tabloids in Action to cart. $13.58, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1991 by Bantam Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. Dust jacket in poor condition. Library sticker on front cover. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 800grams, ISBN: 9780593021064.
Add this copy of Shock! Horror! : Tabloids in Action to cart. $6.99, very good condition, Sold by Brit Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Milton Keynes, BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by Black Swan.
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Add this copy of Shock! Horror! : Tabloids in Action to cart. $17.64, very good condition, Sold by The Maryland Book Bank rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from baltimore, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Bantam Press.
Add this copy of Shock! Horror! : Tabloids in Action to cart. $19.75, very good condition, Sold by Oddball Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Burbank, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Transworld Publishers Ltd.
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Very Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall 0552994332 The book has the previous owner's inscription in pen on the back of the first page. The cover has some minor surfac wear.
Add this copy of Shock! Horror! the Tabloids in Action to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by David H. Gerber Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Austin, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Bantam Press.
Add this copy of Shock! Horror! : Tabloids in Action to cart. $48.10, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Bantam.
