1900's Media | "'Tabloid Journalism': Its Causes and Effects"

Journal article

By: A. Maurice Low

Date: March 1901

Source: Low, A. Maurice. "'Tabloid Journalism': Its Causes and Effects." The Forum 31, March 1901, 56–61.

About the Author: British by birth, Sir A. Maurice Low (1860–1929) wrote extensively about America, where he earned his master's degree. Low reported for the Boston Globe, performed policy research for the U.S. and British governments, and wrote dozens of articles and books, including the two-volume The American People: A Study in National Psychology. When Low died, he was the chief U.S. correspondent for the London Post in Washington, D.C., where he had lived for fifteen years. He was knighted after his death.

Introduction

Today, tabloid journalism possesses a purely pejorative connotation. The term conveys substandard, biased, or salacious reporting. The public views...