Sun

Sun February 7th, 2011

The two tabloids I purchased, Sun and The National Examiner, are actually made by the same company: American Media. Imagine that. Anyway. It seems the tabloids really want to scare you or at least catch your attention enough so that you will read it and buy it. The first article in the sun is "CAN YOU DRINK YOUR WATER AND SURVIVE?" That's a bit ridiculous, well really ridiculous. Of course I can drink water and survive. Are you kidding me? It ends up being about the toxic chemicals mentioned in the movie Erin Brockovich. Honestly I've never seen this movie, but the tabloid is saying she was wrong. This tabloid is paranoid. In relation to the National Examiner, Sun has more psychic and supernatural articles. There's aliens, psychics, pet psychics, ghosts, and vicious unidentifiable bloodsucking creatures. There is also health advice section titled "Good Doctor". Most of this information comes across as valid, but it's shady. I feel like the tabloid wants me to believe it too much. So much that it seems like bullshit. Additionally because of the strange mixture of content, the serious news and then aliens, it is especially hard to take it seriously.
I'm still pretty confused about who they're target audience is. Elderly women? Supernatural enthusiasts? People with dementia? Preteens? I'm really not sure exactly because they are so scattered and unfocused they don't send a clear message. At least not one clear message.