British Tabloid’s Web Site Makes Foray Into America

By: Christine Haughney | New York Times

In recent days, one of the most comprehensive destinations for gossip about the Cleveland kidnapping victims was not an American news outlet. It was Mail Online, the Web site of The Daily Mail, a British tabloid that has taken a distinctly gossipy approach to all news.

The kidnappings seem ready-made for the Mail Online’s tabloid formula, which has made it the third-most-visited newspaper site in the world.