Comunicacion Sensacionalista. La prensa del corazon en Espana

Sensationalist Communication. The tabloid press in Spain. Man's curiosity about the life of his fellow beings is insatiable. The professionals from the media that dedicate themselves to sensationalist journalism, direct their programmes specifically to stir up the passions of the public and to promote their morbid curiosity with the main aim being to produce in its public strong sensations or emotions, to the detriment of the information and of their reflexive and critical reasoning. This article deals with a type of journalism which is more or less sensationalist. According to the media it is a frivolous journalism which is aimed at a population with little discretion. Currently, there are an endless amount of gossip magazines on the market, both in paper format and on line. Amongst these, in print in Spain we have !Hola! (the magazine which is sold more than any other), Lecturas, Semana, Diez Minutos, Pronto, Ana Rosa-Revista AR (the magazine of a popular "journalist" Ana Rosa Quintana), ?Que me dices? (born from a television programme), Todo corazo, Love.... and these are just a few of them.