Tabloidization of Television News

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Tabloidization of Television News

Introduction

Latest technology has enabled us to see events happening in far places of the world with the help of television. During the period of 1950s and 1960s, television news was the major source to provide information regarding the events. But, the traditions have changed now. An individual can get information about different things from news as well as from a number of various programs and sources (Allan, 2005). Such dramatic transformations provide opportunities as well as challenges for today's incumbents. Tabloidization of the television news has gained an extensive amount of notice in the early 21st century. The main reason and root for the tabloidization of the news is a focus of debate and the possible impacts on the audience. Tabloid style news redirects the attention of the public away from important issues (Berger & Luckmann, 2006).

The paper aims to emphasize on the emerging issue of tabloidization in the media today. The technology aspects have contributed main role in the development of tabloidization. In the civilized & globalized world, no one can survive without knowing what is happening in the world. The themes of the television news are chosen less according to journalistic criteria, but much more frequently by customers' needs. Globalization has created a worldwide community (Sparks et. al., 2000).

Thesis Statement

Tabloidization of Television News has become one of the major issues in the field of Journalism today.

Discussion & Analysis

The media has shaped its own world of glamour, gossip, sex and sensation, which has established a key role in distracting concentration from the real issues the recent times. The amount of media and media consumption has stimulated the use of power. In terms of the media, the world has seen two developing trends that superficially appear to be incompatible (Berger ...