"Entertainment Weekly"
2007-03-27 04:21:24
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answered by Jayna 7
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If you are thinking about the national enquirer or the star both are news tabliods.
The National Enquirer (also commonly known as The Enquirer) is a national American supermarket tabloid published by American Media Inc (AMI). The paper is known for its articles focusing on celebrities. It makes no secret of the fact that it will pay sources for information, a practice officially frowned upon by the mainstream press. It has now dropped its famous catchphrase, "Enquiring minds want to know."
[edit] Early History: The Pope Years
Founded in 1926 as The New York Enquirer, it was bought in 1952 by Generoso Pope Jr., allegedly with funds provided by Frank Costello. It has also been alleged that Costello provided the monies in exchange for the Enquirer's promise to list lottery numbers and to refrain from all mention of Mafia activities.[1]
In 1954, Pope revamped the format from a broadsheet to a tabloid, and changed the name to The National Enquirer. Pope worked tirelessly in the 1950s and 1960s to increase the circulation and broaden the tabloid's appeal. His greatest achievement was pioneering the idea of selling magazines at supermarket checkouts. In 1971, Pope moved the headquarters from New York to Lantana, Florida. It later relocated south again; but this time only 15 miles to Boca Raton, Florida.
During most of the 1970s and 1980s, the National Enquirer sponsored the placement of the largest Christmas Tree in the world at its Lantana headquarters in what became an annual tradition. A tree was shipped in mid-autumn from the Pacific Northwest by rail and off-loaded by crane onto the adjacent National Enquirer property. Every night during the Christmas season, thousands of visitors would come to see the tree. This would grow into one of south Florida's most celebrated and spectacular events. Although tremendously expensive, this was Pope's "Pet Project" and his "Christmas present" to the local community. The tradition passed into history with his death in 1988.
By the time of Pope's death, the National Enquirer empire included Weekly World News, and Distribution Services, Inc. The surviving business interests, including Pope's widow, Lois, sold the company to a partnership of MacFadden Publishing and Boston Ventures for $412 million. Soon after, the company bought the Enquirer's main competition, The Star from Rupert Murdoch. The combined interests were controlled by a newly named company American Media Inc (AMI).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Enquire
2007-03-27 01:20:15
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answered by uoptiger_79 4
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The Inquirer is crazy but there's a worse one called something else. It's the one where you can tell the photos are faked and always have stuff like Hillary Clinton's love-child with an alien...those kind of stories.
2007-03-27 01:17:04
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answered by kerridwen09 4
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Weekly World News?
"Nostradamus Seen On Moon Eating Sandwich With Jesus!"
2007-03-27 01:17:09
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answered by Experto Credo 7
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That sounds like The National Enquirer...
2007-03-27 01:16:32
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answered by sarch_uk 7
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The National Enquirer.
The Globe.
These are the worst two.
2007-03-27 01:15:47
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answered by Marvelissa 4
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Bizarre?
2007-03-27 01:16:28
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answered by Pseudonym45 4
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national Inquirer?
2007-03-27 01:15:23
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answered by wizjp 7
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The Onion is another good one, too.
2007-03-27 05:25:37
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answered by BentheHarpman 2
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I think that would be Time or Newsweek...
2007-03-27 01:16:36
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answered by silsa1 5
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