‘We look after our own’: The cultural dynamics of celebrity in a small country

Unlike the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, where celebrities are often subjected to derision in the tabloid media, the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, the country’s longest-running women’s magazine, respects and values its local celebrities. A content analysis of cover lines on the maga...

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Autores principales: Lyn Barnes, Jeremy Olds
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Lenguaje:EN
Publicado: Asia Pacific Network 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/a7ca7e7b1ba54dd59a9733d5d236c1e4
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Sumario:Unlike the United Kingdom, the United States and Australia, where celebrities are often subjected to derision in the tabloid media, the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly, the country’s longest-running women’s magazine, respects and values its local celebrities. A content analysis of cover lines on the magazine over the past eight decades reveals that although the magazine has adhered to a steadfast formula of celebrating mothers and wives, there has been a steady shift to a focus on the love lives and scandals of foreign celebrities. More recently, however, the magazine has turned its attention to well-known New Zealanders and developed its own brand of celebrity news.