How is celebrity gossip relevant to news?

Ana

I mean, every news I come across on TV always has some celebrity talk, which is very very annoying because it's a waste a time and I don't care! Does anyone agree? Does anyone know why it's so "important" for the public to hear on TV about them?

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Okay, allow me to explain this to you. A celebrity is a person, who has a prominent profile and commands some degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media. The term is often synonymous with wealth (commonly denoted as a person with fame and fortune), implied with great popular appeal, prominence in a particular field, and is easily recognized by the general public. They usually become a celebrity because they have some talent, not always though as proven by Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton who are celebrities without having any talent what so ever.

Okay, now comes the part that is apparently difficult for you to understand. Because they are in the public eye, the media is of the opinion that people have an interest in hearing about them and believe it or not, many people actually do. There are entire magazines and entertainment programs dedicated to celebrities and they are read and watched by millions.

So while I personally agree with you that celebrity news is a waste of time, that opinion is no more than a personal opinion which isn't shared by many others. Celebrities often make their millions because they are in the public eye. The media therefore reports about them, whether we like it or not.

Do you read celebrity gossip blogs or online entertainment sites?

xo.hannah

Hi,

I am conducting a small survey for my communications studies class to gather data on who reads celebrity gossip blogs and how these online gossip and entertainment sites affect our views and perceptions. In addiion, I plan on using the results from the survey to test whether visiting these type of sites affect our cognitve frameworks (i.e., social vs. political knowledge).

I am really interested to see what my findings will yield and would really appreciate it if you would please take a brief moment to fill out the survey in the following link.

http://freeonlinesurveys.com/rendersurvey.asp?sid=oam0xft0ffbydor438356

Also, if you know others who read/visit these type of sites regularly, please feel free to pass along this survey. Your participation will aid me greatly in my research.

Thanks!

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I don't go to gossip/entertainment sites, but my coworker does and we both took the survey. Hopefully you can use my answers as a control or something :P

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What is the most popular TYPE of site on the net?

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escort500x

Be sure you understand the question. I need to know the TYPE of site that is the most popular. Such as entertainment, informative, educational, sales, celebrity/gossip, dating, celebrity fan type sites, so on and so forth.

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iTunes is the most popular website, so music/entertainment.

Why do people care about celebrities life?

Mark

celebrity gossip is stupid who gives a crap about the royal baby or that justin bieber took a sh*t what does it give you to know that anyway ?
ok and what about actual people who care about celebrities lives?

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I think for many people it's a form of escapism reading about celebrities lives. It also shows people that celebrities aren't these perfect beings with perfect lives, that they go through the same ups and downs and experiences as normal people. I agree that celebrity gossip is stupid, I read it but it's just something to do when im on a train journey or bored. It's not that I really care, but a bit of gossip is fun. I think there's such a hype around the royal baby because the royal family is such a prominent part of being British and they are one of the most important and powerful families in the world. I think the tabloids are trying to show that even though they are so powerful and important, they are also down to earth and normal and Kate and William just want to be normal parents. Also the royal baby is very significant to our history and our future, baby George might be king one day.

Justin Bieber is also one of the most famous teenagers in the world and has a large fan base who care about what goes on in his life. I agree that celebrity gossip is stupid and I dont understand how some of it makes the front page in the papers, but what makes celebrities distinct is that the whole world knows their business, that's what being famous is about. Only very few people know and care about my life, but when you're famous people become obsessed with you and millions of people know about your business.

Also people thrive on gossip and it provides people with entertainment and something to talk about. Like I said it's a form of escapism and a form of entertainment. It's much easier to escape your problems when you see celebrities have problems. It's like a TV series in a way, you always want to know what happens next, will Kim and Kanye break up, will they have another baby and call it another stupid name, how will they raise their child? Scandals are always exciting and interesting and a topic for conversation, plus some celebrities are attention seekers and want everyone to know everything about their lives, whilst some celebrities like the quiet life away from the spotlight, occassionally coming out to attend big events.

Reading celebrity gossip makes me feel better as it shows that being famous isn't all glamour and has its downsides; I feel sorry for celebrities and some of them just have pathetic lives which revolve around money and superficiality. It makes me happy to be normal and not famous. Hope this helped :)

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Why does the media cover celebrities people are not interested in?

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feline1110

Really, why did Larry King choose to interview Paris Hilton? People don't like her and they're sick of hearing about her. She doesn't belong on the nightly news. She belongs in gossip columns. Enough already. Why doesn't the media cover real news and leave the celebrity gossip to People, US, and Star Magazine?

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I would guess RATINGS is their #1 reason. However, like all institutions they are caught in their own bubble & can't see beyond each other. So they are trying to compete with each other, but not paying any attention to the mass public who is beyond tired of the so called celebrities & their dismal lives. While the real world spins by, CNN & others are twiddling there thumbs in la la land, believing they've one-upped their competition. To bad they don't know their competition is Entertainment Tonight or Access Hollywood or any of the other silly tabloid shows.
Kudos to Barbara Walters for turning Ms. Hilton down!
Thumbs way down for Larry King dumping Michael Moores one hour interview about the ailing health care system, just to yack with her!!!
Way Way Way thumbs up for Jon Stewart to have Michael Moore on the same night he was suppose to do the Larry King show!

What do you call people who follow mainstream trends just to fit in and type in text speak?

Q. This is for fans of Twilight, Justin Bieber, Jersey Shore, modern mainstream pop-punk bands, text speak (their method of typing), superficial entertainment, celebrity gossip, and letting the media dictate their taste in entertainment.

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Teenyboppers, I guess?

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What are all of the different fields of journalism?

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I know that the categories are Politics, Art/Entertainment (including Celebrity gossip), Sports, but besides that what else is there to write about?
I'm asking because I'm in my second semester of my second year in a 4-year Journalism program in university, and I still don't know what kind of journalism I will be doing. I do like writing about different cultures and countries but not necessarily about politics and I'm not a music/sports expert.
Any advice?

I'm writing this really fast so sorry in advance for any errors.

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You can write about fashion, science, medicine, law, technology, world news or documentary.

Some of the specific fields within journalism are analysts, correspondents, writers and editors.
The fields of advertising, marketing, public relations, and media relations are other options within the Journalism and Communications areas.

What do highschool and college students want to read about in magazines excluding the entertainment industry?

Outside of celebrity gossip and fashion tips, what are higshcool and college students interested in learning about?

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as a college student I personally would like to read more about enviromental issues and what is being done speciffically by groups of people my age. and maybe some financial planning help that is written using younger language, we don't want to read something that was written by the same old man that wrote the articles our fathers are reading.

also though, i think we just like to read the entertainment because we are learning so much in school that its nice to take a break and read something meaningless

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