Formulas and the Effect of Tabloids on the Public

When it comes to looking to formulas to evaluate tabloids, there is a lot to take into consideration.  For instance, is there a formula behind tabloids?  Is there a formula behind the personal and emotional response to tabloids?  

With regard to tabloids, it would seem that there is some convention there.  Tabloids have been around for years and have made their way onto the internet scene through social media sharing, news sites, and more.  It seems that the more available these tabloids are, the more people just eat that stuff up, obviously.  Buy why?  Maybe the authors, photographers, editors, and even celebrities know something about the general population that we don't know.  

What if there was a formula behind tabloids?  It is no secret that Americans love gossip.  Gossip drives people for some odd reason.  We want to know every little detail about a celebrity's life because it makes us feel closer to them.  Maybe we can relate to them better if we know where they shop, workout, eat, and even take their kids to school.  

The idea of formula is extremely applicable for the topic of tabloids because the public make it no secret that we are hungry for information.  I would venture out to say that the authors and editors do ample research to devise formulas that will lead to the sale of more tabloids.  

What is that formula?  I would assume it is something like this:

1.  A celebrity is easy to relate to

2.  A celebrity is attractive

3.  A celebrity does something worth talking about

4.  The public responds to this action by opening a magazine or searching the internet

5.  The public shares info on social network about the celebrity

6.  The tabloids see what the public is interested in

7.  Tabloids work their hardest to find A list celebrities doing something worthwhile

8.  Tabloids sell and public gets its fix of gossip

While this is probably not exactly how it is done, I can assume that it is not rocket science to figure out what drives sales.  If I have learned anything about formulas, it is that they are more useful and prominent than I had ever thought.  In fact, I had never thought about them before in that way.  Maybe there's a formula that predicted that already too though!