The End of Tabloid Papers and the New Quest for Media Respectability

By: Jeff John Roberts | GigaOM

As New York City’s new mayor prepared to take office late last year, a local tabloid decided to show him who really ran the town. In a series of outrageous covers, the New York Post humiliated one of the mayor’s longtime aides with racy photos, and headlines like “Give her the heave-ho, de Blasio!”