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0 pointshagbard_c1y ago0 comments

Tabloid is a form factor for a newspaper - roughly defined as 'half of a broadsheet' - and not directly related to the content of the publication. It got a bad reputation because lots of trashy publications are published in this form factor but this is not its defining characteristic.

Aside from that Wikipedia is not a good source to decide whether a publication is to be trusted due to its heavy political bias. The New York Post has a conservative bias while (English-language) Wikipedia has a heavy 'progressive´ bias as is reflected by its list of what they consider to be 'reliable/perennial sources' [1] which closely resembles a political litmus test.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Per...

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sejje1y ago

Can you name a newspaper we call a tabloid that has a good reputation? I'd like to check that out.

hagbard_cOP1y ago

When you say 'good reputation' I assume you mean 'serious general news' papers?

UK: The Independent, The Times, The Scotsman, The Guardian

NL: Het Parool, Trouw, NRC Handelsblad, de Volkskrant, de Telegraaf, Reformatorisch Dagblad and many others (most of them owned by DPG)

DK: Berlingske Tidende

SE: Dagens Industri, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet, Expressen, Aftonbladet and many others

There are many others, take your pick. As said these are newspapers published in tabloid format, not 'tabloid newspapers' publishing celebrity gossip and other trash although some of them do also venture in that direction on occasion.

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