Table of Contents

Table of Contents
List of illustrations
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Acknowledgements
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Introduction: Celebrity Goes Digital
The Changing Celebrity Media Industry
Understanding New Media
The Rise of Celebrity Gossip
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2
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Chapter 1: The Celebrity Image and Gossip Media
Stardom and Celebrity: Understanding the Image
Celebrity, Ideology and Media
Reading Celebrity in Gossip Media
Celebrity, Gossip and Community
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18
22
24
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Chapter 2: Building the Blog: Celebrity Gossip Blogs as New Media Texts
Defining Celebrity Gossip Blogs
Building Blocks: The Post
Building Blocks: Interactive Links
Building Blocks: Visual Images
Building Blocks: Reader Comments as Textual Content
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Chapter 3: The New "Professional" Gossip: Celebrity Gossip Bloggers as
Media Producers
Framing the Active Audience
Audiences and/as Producers
Celebrity Gossip Bloggers as Audience/Producers
Gossip Blogs and Celebrity Journalism
Gossip, Technology and Content Creation
Gossip and "Putting Yourself' in the Blog
Towards a "Professional" Audience/Producer
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Chapter 4: Reading Practices and Audience Communities on Celebrity Gossip
Blogs
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New Media and the Metaphor of Community
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Reading Gossip, Creating Community
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Celebrity Gossip Blog Audiences
Reading Practices and the Technological Features of Blogs
Online Connections and Community
Offline or "Real Life" Connections and Community
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Chapter 5: Creating Content, Creating Connections: Visible Communities on
Celebrity Gossip Blogs
From Reader to Producer: Commenter Communities
Understanding Online Community
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Chapter 6: Rethinking Gossip and Celebrity Culture in the Digital Age
Technology and Participatory Media Culture
Celebrity Gossip Blogs as Social Spaces
Technological and Social Changes to Gossip Blogs
Technological Changes, Social Effects: Changes to Gossip Blog
Communities
Beyond Gossip Blogs
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Bibliography
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Index
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