Self-exposure
Subtitle: human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940
By: Charles L. Ponce de Leon.
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Sensationalism in journalism -- United States; Celebrities -- Press coverage -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-313) and index.
Table of contents: title: Becoming visible: fame and celebrity in the modern age; title: The rise of celebrity journalism; title: Exposure or publicity?: the paradox of celebrity journalism; title: True success: the master plot of celebrity journalism; title: From parasites to public servants: the rehabilitation of the rich; title: Practical idealism: political celebrity in an age of reform; title: There's no business like show business: celebrity and the popular culture industries; title: Heroes and pretenders: athletic celebrity and the commercialization of sports.