tabloidismn.

1901 Forum Mar. 58 The reading is no longer confined to the class for whom it was originally intended, as the people of greater intelligence are not ashamed to acknowledge that they are addicted to tabloidism.

1950 G. W. Allport in H. Cantril Tensions that cause Wars ii. 62 We know of no remedy for this mental-emotional tabloidism except the inculcation of habits of discriminating perception and critical thought.

1963 C. L. Lastrucci Sci. Approach i. iv. 89 Examples are numerous in everyday life, especially when this error is combined with some form of tabloidism (e.g., Truth will out; Blood will tell;..[etc.]).

1992 People 20 Apr. 17/1 Look at some of the offerings in a typical week of daytime talk shows... Notice how the tone ricochets between serious social issues and tabloidism?

1997 New Yorker 22 Sept. 58/3 In London last week, three downmarket dailies, the Mirror, the Sun, and the Star, also disavowed tabloidism as it was practiced up to the morning of August 31st.