"The Newsmongers" reveals the dark history of tabloid journalism, from the earliest printed ‘Strange Newes’ sheets of the 16th century to the sensationalism of today's digital age. The narrative crosses the gossip writers of the Regency era, the battles of ‘yellow journalism’ in New York, and the ‘sex and sleaze’ Sun of the 1970s; and from Brexit-supporting populism of the Daily Mail to the celebrity-obsessed Mail Online of the 2000s. Notable figures such as Daniel Defoe, Lord Northcliffe, Hugh Cudlipp, Rupert Murdoch, and Robert Maxwell come to life with vividness. From scandals and confessions to the Leveson Inquiry, the book explores the unscrupulous methods of journalists, including phone hacking, privacy breaches, and bribery. In the digital age, journalism has succumbed to ‘churnalism’, while a certain royal figure seeks revenge against the tabloids today.