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An edition of Media scandals (1997)

Media scandals

morality and desire in the popular culture marketplace

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When personal desire goes beyond moral boundaries in the lives of public figures, a media scandal may not be far behind. But media today can make anyone with the right story a subject for scandal. The media routinely invades privacy in search of a scandal, turning secrets into narratives that ignite widespread attention. The media scandal has become a cornerstone of contemporary journalism, and a controversial trend in media performance overall. This is the first volume to evaluate scandal as a mass-mediated, globalized phenomenon. Top scholars examine how institutions and personalities ranging from politics, religion and big business to TV talkshows, sports, and popular music, become converted into scandalous commodities that drive tabloids, trash TV and "respectable" media too. By exploring how scandals fuel mass media and popular culture, this timely book will stimulate much discussion about this fascinating subject. -- Publisher description.

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Columbia University Press
Language
English
Pages
259

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Scandals in mass media, Moral and ethical aspects, Mass media and culture, Mass media, Mass media, moral and ethical aspects
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Cover of: Media Scandals
Media Scandals: Morality and Desire in the Popular Culture Marketplace
February 1998, Columbia University Press
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Media scandals: morality and desire in the popular culture marketplace
1997, Columbia University Press
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Table of Contents

The search for scandal / James Lull and Stephen Hinerman
Scandal and social theory / John B. Thompson
"And besides, the wench is dead" : media scandals and the globalization of communication / John Tomlinson
Anxiety, desire, and conflict in the American racial imagination / Herman Gray
What a story! : understanding the audience for scandal / S. Elizabeth Bird
Character, celebrity, and sexual innuendo in the mass-mediated presidency / Bruce E. Gronbeck
(Don't) leave me alone : tabloid narrative and the Michael Jackson child abuse scandal / Stephen Hinerman
Producing trash, class, and the money shot / Laura Grindstaff
Apollo undone : the sports scandal / David Rowe
Church, media, and scandal / Paul A. Soukup
Pushin' it to the limit : scandals and pop music / Javier Santiago-Lucerna.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
302.23
Library of Congress
P96.S29 M43 1997, P96.S29M43 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
ix, 259 p. ;
Number of pages
259

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL676039M
ISBN 10
0231111649, 0231111657
LCCN
97022261
OCLC/WorldCat
37187401
LibraryThing
4565591
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1604/9780231111645
Goodreads
292833
1772442

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OL18303219W

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