Abstract
Fifty years ago there was something of a consensus that Australian newspapers were more notable for their similarities than for their differences. Over the next decade or two this consensus broke down. Suddenly, media researchers were embracing two-tier, three-tier, even four-tier models of the press. This paper documents this change. It tracks the origin and application in Australia of ‘tabloid’ as an analytical construct in relation to the press. And it looks at claims about
differences and similarities in the Australian press, over time, not by importing an
essentialised idea of ‘real’ tabloids, but by reviewing evidence and argument about
the style of newspapers, their content, and the social composition of their audiences.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-31 |
Number of pages | 31 |
Journal | Australian journal of communication |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |