Up until this point in this blog the tone has been one of marked favouritism towards the quality press. This has been intentional and has served a purpose in that it allows me to look in the future at what I believed now. I fully accept that this bias against the popular press is not entirely justified. I know that the popular press serves a purpose at this present time in history, but I would argue that in the future it will be seen as merely a detailed account of the more trivial aspects of society.
I write this now before writing what may be a turning point in my understanding of the usefulness of tabloid journalism represented within the photocopied pages of this essay before me. Jostein Gripsrud accuses “intellectuals, political left-wingers and the traditional bourgeoisie” of “simplistic condemnation” of the popular press. At this point I refute that comment in the knowledge that I, personally am always open to being proved wrong about the popular press. In fact, I hope that this next essay changes my mind.
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