‘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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oai:doaj.org-article:a7ca7e7b1ba54dd59a9733d5d236c1e42021-12-02T11:51:18Z‘We look after our own’: The cultural dynamics of celebrity in a small country10.24135/pjr.v19i2.2191023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/a7ca7e7b1ba54dd59a9733d5d236c1e42013-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/219https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035Unlike 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.Lyn BarnesJeremy OldsAsia Pacific NetworkarticleCelebrityContent analysisGossipNew ZealandNZ Woman's WeeklySensationalismCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 19, Iss 2 (2013) |
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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. |
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