Research I did with Tanja Bosch shows that despite tabloid newspapers' reputation as sensationalist, South Africa's Daily Sun's reporting on COVID-19 was contextually relevant and informative.

https://theconversation.com/tabloid-newspapers-are-seen-as-sensationalist-but-south-africas-daily-sun-flipped-that-script-during-covid-19-199911

Tabloid newspapers are seen as sensationalist - but South Africa's Daily Sun flipped that script during COVID-19

The newspaper confounded critics with its contextually relevant and informative stories.

The Conversation