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

处理小报？当代印刷媒体发展的批判性分析。通过批判性地分析报纸小报化的概念，本项目旨在：测试其实证有效性和理论完整性；比较大报和小报的变化；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”是当前媒体最常用但最不精确的分类。结果包括：澄清小报化的存在和程度；加深对影响当代媒体生产和消费的力量的理解；鼓励知情的公众辩论；以及社会学、媒体和文化研究方面的国际出版物和概念进展。

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.