Self-exposure : human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940 / / Charles L. Ponce de Leon.

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Year of Publication:2002
Language:English
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Physical Description:x, 325 p., [10] p. of plates :; ill.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.