In 2016, celebrity news is virtually unavoidable for anyone with Internet connection. With the dawn of the digital age dispersing knowledge has become even easier and quicker than ever, but the demand for scandal and controversy also seems to be increasing more rapidly.
I can understand why stories about celebrities may appeal to journalists and the public alike – it’s hard to ignore a good scandal. However celebrity journalism can be a little more threatening than just keeping up on Kim Kardashian’s latest nude selfie-scandal – beneath the surface lies something a little more sinister – the issue of placing celebrity spin in non-celebrity news.
Using celebrity journalistic conventions when reporting on non-celebrity news seems to be …show more content…
Spinning stories to fit into the news narratives of the heroes and villains developed by the media suits the best interests of commercial news networks, but not of the average citizen.
Celebrity journalism, unlike political reporting, focuses on provocation and sensationalism. We experience excitement in seeing how the elite live behind closed doors, even greater excitement in seeing the notable’s downfall back to humble beginnings. But mixing celebrity and politics can be like dancing with the devil – it can make an otherwise potentially dry subject entertaining and it’s very profitable for commercial new networks – but journalists are sacrificing their integrity for easy attempts at sensationalism.
For the sake of having full disclosure, this is just a small analysis of one way that celebrity journalism has impacted on the way news is reported. The issue of celebrity in the media goes far beyond Trump (and even politics for that matter) but it nonetheless involves him – and so long as journalists enable and enhance celebrity, it involves them
I can understand why stories about celebrities may appeal to journalists and the public alike – it’s hard to ignore a good scandal. However celebrity journalism can be a little more threatening than just keeping up on Kim Kardashian’s latest nude selfie-scandal – beneath the surface lies something a little more sinister – the issue of placing celebrity spin in non-celebrity news.
Using celebrity journalistic conventions when reporting on non-celebrity news seems to be …show more content…
Spinning stories to fit into the news narratives of the heroes and villains developed by the media suits the best interests of commercial news networks, but not of the average citizen.
Celebrity journalism, unlike political reporting, focuses on provocation and sensationalism. We experience excitement in seeing how the elite live behind closed doors, even greater excitement in seeing the notable’s downfall back to humble beginnings. But mixing celebrity and politics can be like dancing with the devil – it can make an otherwise potentially dry subject entertaining and it’s very profitable for commercial new networks – but journalists are sacrificing their integrity for easy attempts at sensationalism.
For the sake of having full disclosure, this is just a small analysis of one way that celebrity journalism has impacted on the way news is reported. The issue of celebrity in the media goes far beyond Trump (and even politics for that matter) but it nonetheless involves him – and so long as journalists enable and enhance celebrity, it involves them