Introduction to the Newspaper

What is the difference between broadsheet and tabloid newspapers?

The most obvious difference between broadsheet and tabloid newspapers is that a broadsheet newspaper is larger and wider than a tabloid  newspaper. Another difference is the type of language used by them. The language used by a broadsheet newspaper is generally more formal than a tabloid newspaper. An example would be that a broadsheet newspaper can call someone a police officer and a tabloid newspaper would call him a cop instead. Also, there are also differences in their content. Broadsheet newspapers deal with global or local news which really affect people, whereas tabloid newspapers tend to deal with news with less impact like gossips about celebrities or some scandals by certain renowned people.

Does one always deal with more respectable news / produce more professional journalism than the other?

I am not too sure but I believe that it all depends. This is because some newspapers can be biased to some perspectives and thus the news may not be very respectable. However, I feel that broadsheet newspapers produce more professional journalism than the other, as they are dealing with news that has great impacts on the society, whereas the tabloid newspapers only deal with minor news, which doesn't require much professional journalism.

Are there in-between types of newspapers?

Yes, there are in-between types of newspapers. An example would be mypaper whereby it has the size of a tabloid newspaper and publishes like a broadsheet newspaper as it does not have much tabloid journalism.