Journalism and Celebrity

ISBN-13: 9780367200886 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 204 str.

Bethany Usher

Opis

This insightful book traces the development of journalism and celebrity and their relationship to and influence on political and social spheres from the beginnings of capitalist democracy in the 18th century to the present day.

Spis treści

Chapters: 1. Introduction 2. Journalism and Celebrity during the Consumer Revolution and Bourgeois Public Sphere 3. Celebrity and the New Journalism 4. Acts of Consecration and Desecration: Journalism and 20^th Century Stardoms 5. Tabloids, Television and the Neoliberal Soap Opera 6. The Story of the 21^st Century: Networked Hyperconsumerism and Neopopulism and Applications of Journalism and Celebrity 7. Conclusion: What to do?

O autorze

Dr Bethany Usher worked as a journalist for regional and then national tabloid newspapers before quitting industry and speaking out about some of the practices she encountered. She now leads postgraduate journalism provision at Newcastle University where her recent work has focused on the intercommunications between journalism, celebrity and politics and their societal and democratic impacts.