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of the legendary (and controversial) tabloid News of the World (henceforth referred to as NoTW), which
was in circulation for 168 years
4
(Exhibit II).
The tagline of NoTW, “All human life is there”,5 gave an essence of the kind of information pub-
lished in it. Over the years, with a plethora of information ranging from scandals to social issues, the
tabloid was positioned as everything about everything.
However, the journey over the years was not completely smooth as there were constant allegations
about wrong and unethical practices being followed by them, but NoTW had enough fi nancial ...