Journalism and celebrity / Bethany Usher.

"Against the maelstrom of opinion and scholarship on what journalism is, was, and might be, this book considers how journalism and celebrity work together towards social, cultural, and political control. Exploring the intertwining histories of journalism and celebrity, the book looks at journalism's...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
Main Author: Usher, Bethany (Professor of journalism) (Author)
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021.
Series:Communication and society (Routledge (Firm))
Subjects:
Celebrities > Press coverage > History.
Journalism > Social aspects.
Sensationalism in journalism.
Celebrities > Press coverage > Great Britain > Case studies.
Celebrities > Press coverage > United States > Case studies.
Great Britain.
United States.
Case studies.
History.
Genre:
Case studies.
History.
Physical Description:203 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Journalism and Celebrity during the Consumer Revolution and Bourgeois Public Sphere
  • Celebrity and the New Journalism
  • Acts of Consecration and Desecration: Journalism and 20th Century Stardoms
  • Tabloids, Television and the Neoliberal Soap Opera
  • The Story of the 21st Century: Networked Hyperconsumerism and Neopopulism and Applications of Journalism and Celebrity
  • Conclusion: What to do?