Description: Pop Culture, Politics, and the News : Entertainment Journalism in the Polarized Media Landscape, Paperback by Penney, Joel, ISBN 0197557597, ISBN-13 9780197557594, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US In Pop Culture, Politics, and the News, Joel Penney explores how pop culture news has taken on an important role in contemporary political discourse. Through coverage of topics like Hollywood diversity, celebrity controversy, and "cancel culture" backlash, entertainment journalism has emerged as a key source of political information and commentary, providing audiences with an accessible lens into some of the most hot-button issues of our time. Yet due to the "clickbait" economics of the polarized news business, the quality of entertainment journalism is often compromised, and consequently, people view pop culture coverage as "soft news" with little substance or public value. Very little is known about how this journalism is produced and consumed as a component of the news ecosystem. Moreover, we lack a measured sense of its potential impact on the political interests and knowledge of its audiences, the politics of the entertainment industry it covers, and the shape of public debate more broadly. Drawing on interviews with entertainment journalists and testimonials from news audiences who share these stories on social media, Joel Penney argues for the importance of reframing our understanding of impactful journalism and persuasive political communication when culture and identity have moved thoroughly to the center of . public discourse. Moreover, Penney examines how audiences engage with this highly accessible and emotionally resonant form of journalism and use it as a resource for political expression and discussion, raising important questions about how it can serve as a bridge to public issue engagement as well as a potential distraction from on-the-ground political concerns. As a cutting-edge, data-rich analysis of the blurring boundaries between entertainment, politics, social media activism, and partisan journalism, Pop Culture, Politics, and the News makes a major contribution to public scholarship on the shifting information landscape.
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Book Title: Pop Culture, Politics, and the News : Entertainment Journalism in
Number of Pages: 264 Pages
Publication Name: Pop Culture, Politics, and the News : Entertainment Journalism in the Polarized Media Landscape
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Height: 0.6 in
Publication Year: 2022
Subject: International Relations / Diplomacy
Item Weight: 14.1 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Joel Penney
Item Length: 6.1 in
Subject Area: Political Science
Item Width: 9.3 in
Series: Journalism and Pol Commun Unbound Ser.
Format: Trade Paperback
