Tabloid journalism is generally considered to be the synonym of bad news. It widely received
blames because of its zeal for sensational news and scandals. It was even regarded as the barrier to
democracy and political participation. However, the tabloid news unexpectedly survived in the long
history and got new development in new period. Dates back to its development, this paper finds out that
the tabloid news didn’t imperil the democracy and lower the public’s interests on political affairs, instead,
the tabloid news plays important role on attracting new audience, setting new agendas and expanding
new discourse for the public.