Tabloid journalism is often not applied to newspapers such as "The Times" or "The Independent" that have adopted the physical format of a tabloid, having previously been broadsheets. Tabloid journalism Tabloid journalism is a style of journalism that emphasizes sensational crime stories, gossip columns about celebrities and sports stars, extreme political views from one perspective, junk food news, and astrology. Although it is associated with tabloid-size newspapers, not all newspapers associated with tabloid journalism are tabloid size, and not all tabloid-size newspapers engage in tabloid journalism; in particular, since about 2000 many broadsheet newspapers converted to the more compact tabloid format. Tabloid
Sun (supermarket tabloid) "Weekly World News" stories and columns. "Sun" photo editor Robert Stevens became the first victim of the 2001 anthrax attacks. He died as a result of a letter sent to the offices of American Media, the parent company of "Sun", "The National Enquirer", and other supermarket tabloids. Sun (supermarket tabloid) Sun was a supermarket tabloid owned by American Media, Inc. It ceased publication after the issue bearing a July 2, 2012 cover date. Its contents often came under question and widely regarded as "sensationalistic writing." Since a 1992 invasion of privacy case, a small-print disclaimer printed beneath the masthead warned