Did you know these sensational tabloid facts?
Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by admin in Did you Know
• That Mikhail S. Gorbachev, the last president of the Soviet Union is currently part of a Louis Vuitton ad? A decade ago, Mr. Gorbachev’s appearance in a Pizza Hut commercial was generally greeted as a low point in his career.
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• The Sun was the first tabloid ever to print a picture of a topless model on Page 3
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• More than 1.6 million people read the National Enquirer compared to the 1.1 million that read the New York Times
• Matt Drudge is the internet’s hottest scoopster and the one-man news bureau that broke the Monica Lewinsky scandal. Now, his website gets 6 million visitors a month, making him the largest known online tabloid journalist. He has more readers than Time Magazine
• Think only tabloids create sensationalistic headlines? Consider these from CNN.com
“Dr. Phil bums out Star Wars fanatic’s wife”
“Students expelled for making out on bus”
“Nuns-and-nude ad upsets Catholics”
And MSNBC.com outré news headlines:
“Watch that hot drink! Airline offers naked flights”
“Dr. Phil defends intentions with Spears”
And Foxnews.com home page
“British Teen Films Herself Trying To Kill Parents”
“Husband Arrested After Wife’s Body Found in Freezer”
“Granny Locks Boy in Cage, Says He Poisoned Her”