Dishing Dirt in the Digital Age Celebrity Gossip Blogs and Participatory Media Culture |
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| Series edited by:
| Miller, Toby |
| Author:
| Meyers, Erin A. |
| Series title: | Popular Culture and Everyday Life Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4331-1806-7 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2013 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $50.10 |
Book Description:
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Examining six popular American gossip blogs at a peak moment of influence in the mid-2000s, this book explores how the technological affordances of new media enable the merging of the social practice of gossip with the practice of reading, creating an evolving participatory and community-based media culture that continues to transform celebrity culture in the digital age.
Examining six popular American gossip blogs at a peak moment of influence in the mid-2000s, this book explores how the technological affordances of new media enable the merging of the social practice of gossip with the practice of reading, creating an evolving participatory and community-based media culture that continues to transform celebrity culture in the digital age.