02460nam 2200553 a 450 991078036620332120230607214145.0979-88-908738-7-30-8078-6221-5(CKB)111087027917586(EBL)413255(OCoLC)476236548(SSID)ssj0000243782(PQKBManifestationID)11186028(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000243782(PQKBWorkID)10159053(PQKB)10529930(Au-PeEL)EBL413255(CaPaEBR)ebr10047149(MiAaPQ)EBC413255(EXLCZ)9911108702791758620020211d2002 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSelf-exposure[electronic resource] human-interest journalism and the emergence of celebrity in America, 1890-1940 /Charles L. Ponce de LeonChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20021 online resource (347 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8078-5403-4 0-8078-2729-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-313) and index.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.This publication gives a new interpretation of the emergence of celebrity, a key part of contemporary American culture. It looks at its historical roots and the development of human-interest journalism.Sensationalism in journalismUnited StatesCelebritiesPress coverageUnited StatesSensationalism in journalismCelebritiesPress coverage302.23Ponce de Leon Charles L(Charles Leonard)1539131MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780366203321Self-exposure3789771UNINA