3.1. Broadsheet and tabloids
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While Juan was shopping, he saw some newspapers on display. Suddenly he realized that there were different types of papers and he decided to find out why. |
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Broadsheet is the largest of the newspapers and they have long vertical pages (typically 22 inches or more). The term derives from popular prints usually just of a single sheet, they sold them on the streets and contained various types of articles and sections. The first broadsheet newspaper was the Dutch Courante uyt Italien, Duytslandt, &c. published in 1618.
A tabloid is a newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format. It is published weekly or semi-weekly. This type of newspaper focuses on local-interest stories and entertainment, often distributed free of charge; or to a newspaper that emphasize sensational crime stories, gossip columns, scandals about the personal lives of celebrities and sports stars, and other so-called "junk food news". "tabloid" has become synonymous with low quality newspapers in some areas. Sometimes they are called "Compact" newspapers instead. So it's like a magazine newspaper (their sections are: "problem page" write for advice, "horoscope", "letters page" letters are published, "gossip column", "TV list" TV programmes for the week, "comic strips", "paparazzi pictures" unauthorised photos of famous people). Broadsheet and tabloid adapted from wikipedia |
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News are often about recent events. In cases where something has happened recently or in an unfinished time period, we use the Present Perfect tense. For example; a robber has escaped with £6 million. The police have found the money. |
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