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How a Tabloid Magazine Publisher Got His Start
14:27 - 17:30 (03:03)
The founder of a tabloid magazine took inspiration from Rupert Murdoch's News of the World and started adding more celebrity gossip and sex scandals. However, he realized that no respectable supermarket would sell his magazine.
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The National Enquirer used to publish mostly crime scene photographs, but after realizing that respectable supermarkets wouldn't sell it, the publication decided to clean up its act and focus on celebrity scandals and astrology.
14:27 - 15:43 (01:16)
Tabloid
Summary
The National Enquirer used to publish mostly crime scene photographs, but after realizing that respectable supermarkets wouldn't sell it, the publication decided to clean up its act and focus on celebrity scandals and astrology.
ChapterHow a Tabloid Magazine Publisher Got His Start
EpisodeSelects: How Tabloids Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The tabloid industry has definitely gone way into the, you know, look at the cellulite on the beach in Malibu but a lot of people are guilty of picking up the tabloid and thumbing through it and then not buying it in the supermarket checkout line.
15:43 - 17:30 (01:47)
Tabloid Industry
Summary
The tabloid industry has definitely gone way into the, you know, look at the cellulite on the beach in Malibu but a lot of people are guilty of picking up the tabloid and thumbing through it and then not buying it in the supermarket checkout line.