journalism (considered as a whole) newspapers with pages about 30 cm (12 inches) by 40 cm (16 inches), usually characterized by an emphasis on photographs and a concise and often sensational style
The tabloid press had been full of lurid stories of how a band of cannibals had beendiscovered living in the darkness of the tunnel.
You can imagine what a field-day our tabloid press would have.
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