Bethany Usher

Journalism and Celebrity (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429521720
• Artikelnr.: 60309426

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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 20th Century
Stardoms 5. Tabloids, Television and the Neoliberal Soap Opera 6. The Story
of the 21st Century: Networked Hyperconsumerism and Neopopulism and
Applications of Journalism and Celebrity 7. Conclusion: What to do?