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A tabloid is a s used by most of them. Tabloid is also known as the '''gutter press''' by people who wish to express it in a negative manner. Recently, three traditionally broadsheet daily newspapers—'' The Independent '', '' The Times '', and '' The Scotsman ''—have switched to tabloid size; due to the negative connotations of the label, they generally refer to themselves as being in 'compact' format. OVERVIEW The name seems to derive from Burroughs-Wellcome 's 1884 Trademark for their process of making ''"tablet-like"'' compressed Pharmaceutical s. The connotation of ''compressed tablet'' was soon applied to other small things and to the "compressed' journalism that condensed stories into a simplified, easily-absorbed format. The label of "tabloid journalism" (1901) preceded the smaller sheet newspapers that contained it (1918). There are two distinct uses of the term today. The more recent usage, actually deriving from the original usage, refers to weekly or semi-weekly alternative papers in tabloid format. Many of these are essentially straightforward newspapers, publishing in tabloid format. What principally distinguishes these from the dailies, in addition to their less-frequent publication, is the fact that they are usually free to the user, relying on ad revenue, as well as the fact that they tend to concentrate more on local entertainment scenes and issues. A modern tabloid can be positioned up market (quality), mid-market( popular) or down market (sensational). Newspaper studies have shown that readers prefer the smaller size - particularly commuters. In its traditional sense, tabloids tend to emphasise Sensational stories and are reportedly prone to create their news if they feel that the subjects cannot, or will not, sue for Libel . In this respect, much of the content of the tabloid press could be said to fall into the category of Junk Food News . This style of Journalism has been exported to the United States and various other countries. In the People's Republic Of China , the popularity of Chinese Tabloid s have exploded in popularity since the mid-1990s and have tested the limits of press censorship by taking editorial positions critical of the government and for engaging in critical investigative reporting. Since 1999 all major US Supermarket Tabloid s (as distinct from local newspapers in the tabloid format) ; i.e., the ''Enquirer'', ''Star'', ''Globe'', ''Examiner'', ''¡Mira!'', ''Sun'', and ''Weekly World News'') have been under single ownership, which some readers fear has undermined the tabloids' traditional competitiveness and has significantly altered their editorial policies and news coverage. The daily tabloids in the United States -- which date back to the founding of the '' New York Daily News '' in 1919. are slightly less overheated than their British counterparts. Since its initial purchase by Rupert Murdoch in 1976, the '' New York Post '' has become the exemplar of the brash British-style tabloid in the US, and its competition with the ''Daily News'' has become newspaper legend (though the ''News'' usually refrains from matching the ''Post'' 's level of sensationalism). Other prominent US tabloids are the '' was the daughter of Joseph Patterson , founder of the ''New York Daily News.'') The biggest largest tabloid (and newspaper in general) in Europe , by circulation, is Germany 's '' Bild-Zeitung '', with around 4 million copies (down from above 5 million in the 1980s ). Although its paper size is bigger, its style was copied from the British tabloids. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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