
Dish
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From Jeannette Walls, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Glass Castle, now a major motion picture, comes an incisive study of our obsession with gossip.
"A fascinating, dishy story." -Booklist
Gossip. It's more than just hearsay, society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political significance. Examining the topic from the inside out, Walls looks at the players; the origins of gossip, from birth of People magazine to the death of Lady Di; and how technology including the Internet will continue to change the face gossip. As compelling and seductive as its subject matter, Dish brilliantly reveals the fascinating inner workings of a phenomenon that is definitely here to stay.
This deep dive into the history of news and celebrity culture reveals:
- The Trial of Confidential Magazine: Go inside the landmark 1957 case that put scandal itself on the stand and forever changed the rules of Hollywood journalism.
- The Rise of Walter Winchell: Discover how one man invented the modern gossip column, wielding immense power and reaching ninety percent of the American public at his peak.
- The Birth of Tabloid Television: Follow the shift from print to screen, from the early days of Mike Wallace's confrontational interviews to the network newsmagazine wars.
- The Internet's Impact on News: See how modern figures like Matt Drudge and the rise of the "citizen reporter" blurred the line between news and gossip for good.
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Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New York Times bestseller for more than six years. She is also the author of the instant New York Timesbestsellers The Silver Star and Half Broke Horses, which was named one of the ten best books of 2009 by the editors of The New York Times Book Review. Walls lives in rural Virginia with her husband, the writer John Taylor.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- 1 "citizen reporter"
- 2 the war against confidential
- 3 mike Wallace-shaking the building
- 4 the birth of a tabloid
- 5 "they've got everything on you ."
- 6 the divas
- 7 tabloid glory days
- 8 60 minutes
- 9 gossip goes mainstream
- 10 the death of a king
- 11 the networks go tabloid
- 12 celebrities fight back
- 13 tina brown
- 14 the good old gal and the tycoon
- 15 the rise of tabloid television
- 16 the gatekeepers
- 17 p.r. muscle
- 18 a struggle for respectability
- 19 the tabloid princess
- EPILOGUE
- SOURCES
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
- INDEX
- About the Author
- Praise for diSh
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
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