https://repository.lib.cuhk.edu.hk/en/collection/hk-tabloid
Overview
From Paula Curtis Collection[1]: This collection consists of digitized tabloid newspapers. 'Tabloid Newspaper’ refers to ‘newspaper and then broadcast journalistic output that prioritizes entertainment, human interest and commercial profitability and which is usually presented as oppositional to “serious” and socially responsible journalism’ (Anita Biressi and Heather Nunn, 2008, p. 7). In China, You xi Bao (Game News) founded by Li Boyuan in Shanghai at the end of the nineteenth century is generally considered to be the earliest modern Tabloid. Its contents include current affairs rumors, poetry novels, witty and satirical articles, etc (Zhu Junzhou, 2013, p. 5). After its success, many other tabloid newspapers appeared and were popular in big cities such as Shanghai and Hong Kong.
- Institution/Author: The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Period: Modern
- Geographic Focus: Hong Kong
- Access: partial Open Access
Digital Humanities Resources on East Asia by Dr. Paula R. Curtis ↩︎