Death of an icon
“Death, tragedy, job losses, factory closures, and falls from grace are all examples of somebody’s bad news being good news for...
Resembling the quality newspapers
“The admonition to avoid sensationalism is generally translated to mean that journalists must keep their reporting within the boundaries...
Dramatising the news
“news values in the press photograph include the unexpected, dramatic, recent event concerning a person of high status” (Bednarken and...
The Royal Family
“Celebrity stories can further play a role in the negotiation of social norms.” (Holmes and Redmond, 2006, p348) Everyone loves to read...
Spreading of moral panic
“Moral panics arise, the literature tells us, during troubled, difficult, disturbing, threatening times”(Goode and Ben-Yehuda, 1994, p32)...
Unexpected candidate
“Celebrities are part of the culture of distraction today” (Rojek, 2001, p90) One of the most scandalous political events in the recent...
Reminder of a threat
“One aspect if the nation itself is that its discourse survives only to extent that it is perceived to be under threat. It is at this...
Front page of suffering
“In the best of people suffering will prompt feelings of pity, mercy or compassion.” (Sanders, 2003, p95) Tabloids are known to emphasize...