Not All Tabloids are Created Equal

Posted by Frances on September 11, 2007 · Leave a Comment

Pardon me for my ignorance. I’m no reader of Philippine tabloids, especially since I rely on the internet for my daily dose of news. Gee, I don’t even rush to grab a copy of Inquirer Libre in the MRT! But as I’ve written in a previous post, I’ve been reading the tabloids these days for a research project. Here are some interesting things I’ve observed:

Not all tabloids have portions on sex. I know this because I read everything except that portion (I can choose what I read and I chose not to read those columns).
While it’s true that there are tabloids that fall under the stereotype description (superficial, useless, and trivial), there are modest tabloids. No portions on sex, and they’re really pang-masa versions of the broadsheets. The topic choice and language of articles are almost like 24 Oras or Bandila. In my opinion, the more decent tabloids are Abante, Tempo, Tanod, People’s Journal, and People’s Journal Tonight. I can even make my younger sisters read them!
Senator Chiz Escudero writes for Abante. His column explains aspects of… Click here to read more

Filed under News, Uncategorized · Tagged with

Disclaimer: PinoyBlogoSphere.com(PBS) claims no credit for any content(posts, articles, texts, images, videos) featured on this site unless otherwise noted. All contents are copyright to their owners/sources. PBS is in no way responsible for or has control of the content of any external web site links. Information on this site may contain errors or inaccuracies; we do not make warranty as to the correctness or reliability of the site’s content. If you own rights to any of the content, and do not wish them to appear on this site, please contact us via e-mail and they will be removed.