Posts Tagged "film stars"

CMCS Media May 2016

Posted on May 30, 2016 | 0 comments

Media and Publication Updates Dr Samita Nandy’s review of Professor Sean Redmond’s book Celebrity and Media has been published at http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19392397.2016.1187867. We are truly proud of Redmond’s exceptional contribution to the field. In other news, CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy was covered in Vancouver Sun Media’s 24 Hours. Read “Celebrity 101” at eedition.vancouver.24hrs.ca/epaper/viewer.aspx (May 25, 2016, pg. 13). CMCS was  also covered on Toronto’s Sun Media 24 Hours News. The full story is given...

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CMCS Media Coverage April 2016

Posted on Apr 23, 2016 | 0 comments

CMCS Director Dr Samita Nandy was covered in Sun Media’s 24 Hours on April 6, 2016. Read “Annoying Much? Why do these celebs attract so much trolling?” at http://www.pressreader.com/canada/24-hours-toronto/20160406/281668254125570.  Dr Nandy was  covered again on April 19, 2016. The full story is given in “Worst. Celeb. Advice. Ever!”: http://www.toronto24hours.ca/2016/04/19/worst-celeb-advice-ever. Special thanks to reporter Brad Hunter for his excellent media coverage. His critical analysis of Hollywood fame and ethical impacts of celebrity advice is insightful for a wide...

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CFP Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism? (NYC 2015)

Posted on May 12, 2015 | 0 comments

Bridging Gaps: Where is the Persona in Celebrity and Journalism? The Terrace Club 25 W. 51st St. (Off Fifth Ave.) New York, NY  September 2-3, 2015 In tabloid journalism and in social media, gossip, rumors and scandals about celebrities develop intimacy among fans. Such gossip and rumour mongering serves a purpose in society: to build a common moral ground on the backs of celebrity lives. However what about the celebrities themselves whose emotional lives are consumed by us? The production, circulation and reception of these celebrities then negate the democratic role of journalism in...

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