Download or read book Tabloid Culture written by Kevin Glynn and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the rise of tabloid television and the political, cultural, and technological changes that have enabled its success.

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