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Self-exposure : human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940 / Charles L. Ponce de Leon.
Publication details: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2002.Description: x, 325 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0807854034 (pbk.) :
- PN4888.S46 P66 2002
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Summary: Charles Ponce de Leon provides a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity, focusing on the development of human-interest journalism about prominent public figures. He illuminates the ways in which new forms of press coverage gradually undermined the belief that famous people were "great, " instead encouraging the public to regard them as complex, interesting, even flawed individuals.
Becoming visible: fame and celebrity in the modern age -- The rise of celebrity journalism -- Exposure or publicity?: the paradox of celebrity journalism -- True success: the master plot of celebrity journalism -- From parasites to public servants: the rehabilitation of the rich -- Practical idealism: political celebrity in an age of reform -- There's no business like show business: celebrity and the popular culture industries -- Heroes and pretenders: athletic celebrity and the commercialization of sports.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-313) and index.
Becoming visible: fame and celebrity in the modern age -- The rise of celebrity journalism -- Exposure or publicity?: the paradox of celebrity journalism -- True success: the master plot of celebrity journalism -- From parasites to public servants: the rehabilitation of the rich -- Practical idealism: political celebrity in an age of reform -- There's no business like show business: celebrity and the popular culture industries -- Heroes and pretenders: athletic celebrity and the commercialization of sports.
Charles Ponce de Leon provides a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity, focusing on the development of human-interest journalism about prominent public figures. He illuminates the ways in which new forms of press coverage gradually undermined the belief that famous people were "great, " instead encouraging the public to regard them as complex, interesting, even flawed individuals.
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