Reading
tabloid is a favorite fast time of the masses. It is easy to buy it; it is
available in every corner of the street in our country. It is also easy to
comprehend its contents because it is written in a plain language; no technical
and jargon words. Instead, they are using colloquial words to relate to the
ordinary people.
The
good thing about tabloid, it has a variety or many ingredients. From the latest
news, current events, entertainment, sports, crossword and even the result of
the Lotto, you will find it all here. And of course, sexy pictures of women and
sex stories have been a part of the tabloid industry to tap out the male
readers. We have Tiktik, Toro and Bagong Sagad which is a former smut tabloid.
Who will forget the Xerex Xavier of Abante during of its heydays where anyone
is free to send their sex experience in that section?
Many
people are reading tabloid because they want to entertain. Aside from answering
crossword puzzle, they want to know what their horoscope is for the day. Other
people are looking for textmates through a tabloid. They also want to consult
their problem about their love life or if they want to greet someone in the greetings
corner of a tabloid. So, there are many things that you can do in a tabloid,
although it has only 12 pages. Maybe these are the reasons, why tabloid gained
its popularity. It is still not wipe out even you can read free news and
articles online. They are still read by thousands of Filipino people all over
the country.
On the
other side, we can’t deny that tabloid is considered by other people as a
thrash or a low quality reading material. First, the contents are not
newsworthy; It almost about sex scandals, crimes and unbelievable occurrences.
If you’re a conservative type of a person, you can’t absorb it and it would
give you a bad vibe or headache. Is this what we called sensationalist
journalism? They tabloid publishers need to do this to make an impact to get
the attention of the public. They really knew that there is no money in writing
good news. According to the editor of one of the leading tabloid in our
country, sensationalism in their rank is only a natural for them. They need to
shock people or to find what make them to be interested. Controversial stories
and gossips are salable to the public. This is already a proven formula in
tabloid industry. Hmm, even television
networks and online writers knew this.
We
don’t know if the popularity of tabloid should be ended in the near future like
what happened to comics, the favorite reading material of the Filipino people
for how many decades. One thing for sure, as long as the masses buy their
product, the tabloid industry will still survive.