Disposing of the Tabloid? A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Developments in the Print Media

处置这份小报？当代平面媒体发展的批判性分析。通过批判性地分析报纸小报的概念，本项目的目的是：测试其经验有效性和理论完整性；比较和对比大报和小报的变化；了解媒体机构和专业人士对小报污名的管理。这项任务尤其重要，因为小报是当前媒体使用最多但最不精确的典型。结果包括：澄清小道化的存在和程度；更好地了解影响当代媒体生产和消费的力量；刺激知情的公共辩论；以及国际出版物和社会学、媒体和文化研究的概念进步。

Disposing of the Tabloid? A Critical Analysis of Contemporary Developments in the Print Media. By critically analysing the concept of newspaper tabloidisation, this Project aims to: test its empirical validity and theoretical integrity; compare and contrast changes in both broadsheet and tabloid newspapers; and understand the management of the tabloid stigma by media institutions and professionals. This task is especially significant because 'tabloid' is the most used but least precise typification of current media. Outcomes include: clarification of the existence and extent of tabloidisation; greater understanding of the forces influencing the production and consumption of contemporary media; stimulation of informed public debate; and international publications and conceptual advances in sociology, media and cultural studies.