The New York Times and Washington Post made their reputations on high standards and reliable journalism. They're throwing that reputation and integrity away. It's only a question of time before that catches up with them. Betrayal is catching up with FOXNews...
As far as 'tabloids' go - really that's an old insult. Smaller papers don't get the big ads anyhow so they don't need the the size of a broadsheet... They can be just as honest (or not) and they're a lot more flexible to print..
The left owns the big papers like the NYT which are considered authoritative and can drive the conversation. If they choose to ignore something, it gets ignored. Meanwhile our side of the argument gets covered in minor outlets like the NYP. That asymmetry is hurting us.