Tech tabloid Tech tabloid A Tech tabloid is a type of news media that mainly concentrates on technology news: science, IT, semiconductors, telecoms and related issues, but also takes on a less formal and more humorous approach than traditional technology publications such as EE Times or EDN. They are professional in nature, though, rather than community-based technology news sites such as Digg or Slashdot. Tabloid newspapers traditionally aim for sensationalist stories, celebrity news and aim for a down-market reader. The tabloid tag does not apply to the paper format, as many of these publications are web-based only, such as The Inquirer and
The Ledger The Ledger The Ledger is a daily newspaper serving Lakeland, Florida, and the Polk County area. The paper was founded on August 22, 1924 as the "Lakeland Evening Ledger". In 1927, it bought its main competitor, the morning "Lakeland Star-Telegram". By 1930, it was obvious that Lakeland could not support two papers, so Ledger Publishing Company merged the two papers into a single morning paper, the "Lakeland Ledger and Star-Telegram". In 1941, "Star-Telegram" was dropped from the masthead, and in 1967 the name was shortened to simply "The Ledger". The New York Times Company bought "The Ledger" in 1970 and