tabloid magazines ever derive news stories from conventional sources the news is any less conventional in tabloid magazines than in weekly newsmagazines more newsmagazines than tabloid magazines are sold by subscription any magazine ever reports conventional news about celebrities
Tabloid magazines that report alien landings and celebrity sightings may be considered plebeian, but the public evidently prefers them to weekly newsmagazines that report more conventional news. A comparison of newsstand revenues shows far higher sales volumes for tabloids than for weekly newsmagazines.
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