...technology, more and more people are concerned with the issue of exposure. The essay “Our Celebrities, Ourselves” by Neal Gabler examines the phenomenon that people have obsessions with celebrities’ personal lives. He thinks their unpredictable and dramatic lives attract people’s attention, and their self-discovery stories enable people to find emotional connections. Another essay “The Naked Crowd” by Jeffrey Rosen focuses on the identity issues and he asserts that people have the tendency to expose their lives to the public to build fake intimacy in order to get a sense of connectedness. Both authors share the same understanding that all people, no matter whether they are famous or not, have the urge to build images in order to create emotional connections despite the inaccuracy the images have, and while Gabler holds a positive attitude toward such phenomenon, Rosen finds it dangerous to expose oneself. First, both authors claim that in the post-9/11 world, people are in need to find emotional connections through real life stories, but they think people achieve such a goal in different ways. Gabler thinks people can get emotional connections by recognizing the similarities they have with celebrities. Gabler believes the horrible event of 9/11 “created a new authentic divide” between true stories and fake ones (Gabler 209). People value authenticity more than artifice. Therefore, unlike the excitement in fiction, the dramatic life stories of celebrities are ...
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...What we really look to celebrities for today is the reassuring moral tale. `Oh look, he just got $10 million for his new movie--but his wife is leaving him.' `She's so famous, everybody loves her; too bad she drinks.' There's a booming industry now in proving celebrities can be just as miserable as the rest of us" (Neimark). Jill Neimark describes fame right to the point. On one hand a celebrity has fame and fortune but along on the other hand comes the negative aspects. Celebrities do have the status to motivate people, the money to look stunning, and the wealth to make change in the world. However, their lives are less then perfect, and this price of fame is shown through the stress, depression, substance abuse, rumors, continuos media scrutiny, and the inability to enjoy a normal, private life. Celebrity's lives show society that what... Most people dream of fame and fortune, at least when they are young. When we are chil¬dren, the sky is the limit to our dreams. We dream of becoming a famous athlete, a movie star, governor of our state, or maybe even President of the United States. There is nothing wrong with such dreams. All of today’s superstars were once small children with big dreams, and some of to¬day’s children who are having such dreams will eventually have their dreams come true. As we grow up and grow older, most of us begin to narrow down our range of dreams to things we feel are realistic for us, but we dare not underestimate our abilities or sell...
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...When fame becomes a driving force to make decisions in society, criminal behavior turns to be an unintended consequence. Chicago has a reputation for various criminal activities, shootings, corruption and violations of human rights. Chicago always gets top positions in the charts. Luckily, most of those criminals are caught and quickly sentenced to an appropriate penalty. However, when it comes to the case of people who have a certain fame, things become more complicated. Often, the trials are postponed and the time it takes for juries and judges make a decision becomes longer. As a result, the defendant who is a celebrity or a political figure avoids some of his charges. Robert Kelly, Rod Blagojevich and Orenthal James ("O.J.") Simpson are...
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...situation that people see the shiny side of celebrities and they want to be celebrities, either. Some people attend talent shows on TV, others put their selfies or videos on the Internet and become cewebrities. Becoming famous brings benefits. Income, of course, is one of the most important factors. With one's fame, albums, books, and films are likely to sell well. Thus, the celebrity gets more income. Also, successful celebrities achieve commercial contracts. They can wear gorgeous clothes and accessories from the sponsors, which is a beautiful dream to many people. What's more, since a celebrity is famous, it is easier for him than ordinary people to appeal to the society to care about charities. Take Bill Gates for example, he donates to various charity organizations, and this kind of behavior makes the society know more about charity. Therefore, charity organizations get more donations, and the celebrity wins the reputation in return. However, a celebrity pays for living in the spotlight by living a stressful life. To begin with, he loses his privacy. The paparazzi chase after a celebrity everywhere in order to find out how his private life is. For example, the media pay attention to whether a married celebrity has an affair. If he really does, he will be on the headline next day. In addition, this kind of stress not only comes from work but also from others' comments. Since the prosperity of social network, both fans and anti-fans judge the celebrity. As a result, anti-fans...
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...Singularly targeting and growing the female market segment is a narrow approach considering other lucrative segments are cropping up. Therefore, the best strategy will be to address the existing needs of the broader population. The fitness market does not discriminate between men and women. People of both genders are signing up in their millions to a fitness club or gym and millions of others are exercising at home. This is a market segment that is poised to continuously grow as more and more people become health conscious. Therefore, Under Armour should expand into footwear and sports apparel for both men and women instead of only concentrating on general apparel for...
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...1940s–1960s Precedents for television that portrayed people in unscripted situations began in the 1940s. The 1946 television game show Cash and Carry sometimes featured contestants performing stunts. Debuting in 1948, Allen Funt's hidden camera Candid Camera show (based on his previous 1947 radio show, Candid Microphone) broadcast unsuspecting ordinary people reacting to pranks."[7] In 1948, talent search shows Ted Mack's Original Amateur Hour and Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts featured amateur competitors and audience voting. The Miss America Pageant, first broadcast in 1954, was a competition where the winner achieved status as a national celebrity.[8] In the 1950s, game shows Beat the Clock and Truth or Consequences involved contestants in wacky competitions, stunts, and practical jokes. The Groucho Marx-hosted game show, You Bet Your Life, was primarily composed of Marx' prescripted comebacks to what was most often candid interviews of the contestants, although some contestants were well-known actors (usually playing for charity). Confession was a crime/police reality show which aired from June 1958 to January 1959, with interviewer Jack Wyatt questioning criminals from assorted backgrounds.[9] The radio series Nightwatch (1951–1955), which tape-recorded the daily activities of Culver City, California police officers, also helped pave the way for reality television. The series You Asked For It (1950–1959), in which viewer requests dictated content, was an antecedent of...
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...Abstract Tabloid Journalism is a part of American society that is continuing to grow more popular, and become a cultural custom. Tabloids started as a small newspaper back in 1903 with Yellow Journalism and now there are magazines, television networks, websites, and phone applications. Fascination with celebrity lifestyle has always been around and because of the mass amount of tabloids it is easier for the average American to receive information. Keywords: Tabloid, Journalism, Society, Culture, Celebrity, Yellow, Sensationalism, Magazine, Newspaper, History. “Bill Clinton: I Screwed up with Monica” is what the headline on the National Enquirer website read yesterday morning, should we care? If so, why do we care? Celebrity tabloids have become a standard to individuals in society whether it is liked or disliked. While standing in line at the grocery store, waiting at the checkout, it is hard not to notice the headlines on the magazines next to us reading absurd things such as “Michael Jackson Found Alive At Disneyland” or “Male Able to Give Birth” and although we know how crazy these things look, we still find ourselves flipping through the pages and let our curiosity get the best of us. Tabloids are found in just about every vehicle of media, television, print, radio, and of course, the Internet. According to Miriam Webster Dictionary, a tabloid is compressed or condensed into small scope featuring stories of violence, crime, or scandal presented...
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...How has Dove’s Marketing Campaign “Real Beauty” affected how women perceive themselves compared to celebrity women in the media today? Business Research Methods UO5115C Hemis Number: 440759 Degree: Marketing BA (Hons) Seminar Tutor: Kajal Sharma Title How has Dove’s Marketing Campaign “Real Beauty” affected how women perceive themselves compared to celebrity women in the media today? Research Statement The aim of this research is to investigate how women feel about themselves and their body images since Dove’s marketing campaign “Real Beauty”. Women in the media are perceived a certain way and since the marketing campaign have ordinary women changed their opinions on how they see celebrities. Rationale and Research Questions 81% of women in the United States agree that “…the media and advertising set an unrealistic standard of beauty that most women can never achieve”. Body confidence has been a serious issue with women due to how women celebrities look in magazines. Perfect skin, flawless and slim is seen as a way all women are expected to look, but a majority of this is down to airbrushing and advanced computer technology. (2004) Dove created a marketing campaign to show women they can be happy no matter what size they are, and have taught women of all ages that women in the media have an easier access to tools to make them look a certain way, and they should not feel the need to conform to this. For this research, a more in depth analysis of how...
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...the past, people had heroes. They were the most prominent figures in the public consciousness - people who had achieved great things; people who had done great deeds - proud, noble leaders and bold pioneers. The myth of the hero, though, could not survive when public life came to be dominated by the mass media. The mass media killed off the heroes and replaced them with celebrities. To become a celebrity what matters is not so much the greatness of what you have done but the exposure you are given in the media. The mass media is not solely responsible for the death of the hero. A democratic culture also undermines the idea that certain individuals carry a divine spark and are therefore in a category superior to that of the rest of us. No one deserves to be worshipped and there is revulsion at the idea of bending the knee and kissing the hand of another individual. The critical gaze of the psychologist and sociologist has also entered public consciousness, adding to the forces tearing down the statues of the past. The drives of a great individual are seen to have their roots in an unhappy youth, an obsession with his mother or being spurned by a lover; and his great ambition is said to stem from an early inability to simply hang out with the boys and have a good time. The achievements remain but the man himself emerges from the analysis without a shred of nobility. Having killed the hero we have replaced him with a distinctively modern public figure: the celebrity. As one...
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...Short Paper 3 Comparison of A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings and The Handsomest Drowned Man The old man from the story A very old man with enormous wings and Esteban from the story The Handsomest drowned man in the world are opposites of each other, maybe the only similarity that they have is that they are both flat and static characters. First, they are different in terms on how they are portrayed. The old man who is an angel, was portrayed as an ugly old man who doesn’t even resemble an angel. We can see this in paragraph 2, “He was dressed like a rag picker. There were only a few faded hairs left on his bald skull and very few teeth in his mouth…” While Esteban who is a only a dead guy was portrayed as a good looking guy. We can see this in paragraph 4, “Not only was he the tallest and strongest, most virile, and best built man they had ever seen, but even though they were looking at him there was no room for him in their imagination”. They also have different effects on the story. The old man, has a positive effect on the story. Since he appeared in the story, Pelayo’s family got lucky. Several events can prove this, in paragraph 4, “the child woke up without a fever and with a desire to eat” and in paragraph 11, “with the money they saved they built a two-story mansion…” On the other hand, Esteban has quite a negative effect in the story. Since he appeared in the story, the women started comparing their husbands to him and because of this the women...
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...How celebrity chefs appeal to their audiences Nigella Lawson is a classic example of a modern day chef who markets herself in a way to appeal to a certain audience – Men. She uses almost flirtatious camera angles and vocabulary to add to her apparent femininity and it is this presentation style that has led to her being crowned ‘the queen of food porn’ and it is this allure and undisguised sexuality that appeals to the male market, so much so that sales of her DVDs show a higher proportion of male buyers as opposed to women. However, she still appeals to women as well marketing herself as a ‘domestic goddess’ many women aspire to be just like her with her obvious good looks and sex appeal. It is her ability to interact with both the male and female audience that makes her such a success which has been noted by the media, the Guardian saying "Men love her because they want to be with her. Women love her because they want to be her". It is this marketing that has resulted in Nigella having 10 of her own television series as well as resulting in her selling over half a million books in Britain. With a net worth of £15million she is one of the UK’s most successful female celebrity chefs. Jamie Oliver is another celebrity chef who has marketed himself to appeal to a certain audience. Born into an upper middle class family Jamie is notorious for his almost fake estuary English so much so that he has been used as an example for many definitions of ‘mockney’-(An upper class celebrity...
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...study on the influence celebrity chefs have on the way we eat A celebrity chef is a kitchen chef who has become famous and well known. Today celebrity chefs often become celebrities by presenting cookery advice and demonstrations via mass media, especially television. Several chefs have been credited with being the _first celebrity chef, among them historically Bartolomeo Scappi and Marie-Antoine Carême. In the modern era since the advent of television several chefs have been attributed the title of the "first celebrity chef", including Julia Child in the United States and Fanny Cradock in the UK. While television is ultimately the primary way for a chef to become a celebrity, some have achieved this through success in the kitchen and achieving such awards as Michelin stars while others are home cooks. Celebrity chefs can also massively influence cuisines across countries, with foreign cuisines being introduced in their natural forms for the first time due to the work of the chef to inform their viewers. Sales of certain foodstuffs can also be enhanced, such as when Delia Smith caused the sale of white eggs_ "Delia factor; Forget about sophisticated marketing strategies . . what you need to sell more is the:. - Free Online Library," Nov 19, 1998) _across the UK to increase by 10% in what has since been termed the "Delia effect". Endorsements are also to be expected from a celebrity chef, such as Ken Hom's...
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...Celebrities have always been held in high regards. People are constantly watching interviews about them, reading about the latest prank they’ve done to a costar, finding out who’s dating who, and watching funny videos of them on late night talk shows. In today’s society, celebrities are considered as god’s among men, however, they are just ordinary people. They make mistakes, they freak out during inappropriate times, and they can make themselves look like idiots. They’re human beings, yet our society made them into superior beings, so their actions are heavily criticized. People believed that celebrities must act a certain way at all times because they are constantly in the public's view, but they are just people who should not have to control the way they act. They especially should not have to act a certain way for a public who refuses to treat them with the respect they deserve. Vitalii Sediuk, a ukrainian TV personality, is known throughout Hollywood as a notorious “prankster.” However, “what he should be called is a harasser” (Friedman). Sediuk has tried to kiss Will...
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...Prince and royal staff met to try to figure out how the details of their arrangement had been leaked, as only two other people were aware of it, and asked police for investigation. In August 2006, Goodman and private investigator Mulcaire were arrested by the Metropolitan Police, and later charged with hacking the telephones of members of the royal family by accessing voicemail messages. It was first reported by The Guardian on 4 July 2011 that police had found evidence suggesting that the private investigator Glenn Mulcaire collected personal information about the family of the missing schoolgirl Milly Dowler, following her disappearance in March 2002 and the subsequent discovery of her body six months later. According to the paper, journalists working for the News of the World had hired private investigators to hack into Dowler's voicemail inbox while she was still missing. It was alleged that they had deleted some messages, giving false hope to police and to Dowler's family who thought that she might have deleted the messages herself and therefore might still be alive. Until the report of Milly Dowler the victims seemed to be royal members, celebrities, publicists, politicians and other journalists – the sort of people who, in the British mind, probably deserve what they get. But the following reports showed that the victims could also included ordinary...
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...If you are an older sister/brother you know the saying “be an example for your younger siblings”. This saying is similar to being a role model. A role model is someone others admire and try to imitate. My idol is the Princess of R&B and Baby Girl, Aaliyah. She created her own sound and clothing style with drum beats and Tommy Hilfiger. She stole the heart of millions with her qualities and characteristics. She is a credited, positive figure. It’s been more than ten years since Aaliyah’s tragic death, yet her influences on music and fashion, and personality is still alive. With a name of Aaliyah being so unique, there is no wonder why Aaliyah is known for her diverse, trendsetting style of music and fashion. In the late 90s and early 2000s...
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