Definition of tabloidization in English:
tabloidization
(British tabloidisation)
noun ˌtablɔɪdʌɪˈzeɪʃnˌtabloidəˈzāSH(ə)n
mass nounThe transformation of news, literature, etc., into a popularized, lurid, and sensational form.
the tabloidization of mainstream media
Example sentencesExamples
- Competition between media outlets is driving these stories as well - there has been an undoubted tabloidisation of the mainstream media in the past two decades.
- The progressive tabloidisation of British radio that these novels reflect - true even at the BBC - raises the prospect that radio in this country will eventually be captured by the hard right, as has happened in the US.
- The tabloidization of newspapers is a global phenomenon.
- The tabloidization of killers does have a social purpose.
- This will herald the full tabloidisation of all the broadsheets within the next few years.