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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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tabloid TV

0I still can't understand the meaning of tabloid TV after reading a Wikipedia entry about it. Could you dumb it down for me?02br
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00The basic tabloid television format developed on nationally 01a01font00syndicated02font02a00 programs such as 01i01a01font00Hard Copy02font02a02i00, 01i01a01font00Inside Edition02font02a02i00, and 01i01a01font00A Current Affair02font02a02i00 which all incorporate flashy graphics with sensational stories.02br
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00Is CNN tabloid TV?02br
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00Thanks.0240hrefhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabloid_television
  

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0Is CNN tabloid TV?02br
00I think so - terrible sensationalist broadcasting.0-
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0 Thanks for the reply, Optilang. What's themeaning of sensationalist broadcasting? 0-
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0Trying to make the news sound sensational, in an attempt to keep the interest of viewers. 01i00 02i0-
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0I see. Thanks, Optilang.0-
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0 Have you ever notice how the guy in 'the situation room' always asks people to "stand by" - but he never goes back to them.02br
00There must be thousands of people out there somewhere still 'standing by', waiting for Mr Blitzer to come back to them. 0-
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0 how the guy in 'the situation room' (the anchorman?) always asks people to "stand by" (CNN correspondants?)02br
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00Yeah. I think it's their jobs to standby in case there's a new development and if there is, the anchorman will switch to the story. But most likely, no 05000 poor guys010id1
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0Yeah. I think it's their jobs to standby in case there's a new development and if there is, the anchorman will switch to the story. But most likely, no 05000 poor guys02br
00True, but in many cases they are not CNN journalists, but experts in a particular field being asked to give their opinions. 02br
00I guess anchor(man) is as good a term as any for him. 01
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0If I were the expert, I would just leave. My time is as precious as theirs. 050010id4
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0"Tabloid format" comes from the print media originally. It includes those small newspapers available at supermarket check-out lines with stories like Gas Prices to reach $82 a Gallon by Christmas!, Genetic Research Poised to Bring Us Back from the Dead!, and Grandmother Gives Birth to Alien!02br
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