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Celebrity Gossip

There are 7 entries tagged with "celebrity gossip".
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The Oscars: A Lesson or Just a Bad Show?

Shelly Palmer | Posted February 29, 2008 | Media

Read More: 2008 Academy Awards, 2008 Oscars, Celebrities, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Journalism, Celebrity Magazines, Entertainment, Gossip, The Academy Awards, The Oscars, Us Weekly

The Oscars telecast averaged an 18.7 rating and a 29 share. That's TV-Geek-Speak for the lowest ratings since 1974, about 32 million viewers -- a 20% drop from last year. Some pundits are blaming the dismal ratings on the dark nature of the top films. Best picture, No Country for...

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Gossip Detox: Part 2

Erin Gates | Posted February 12, 2008 | Living

Read More: Celebrity Gossip, Gossip

In Part 1, I decided to boycott gossip for two weeks. Cold turkey. Read about my decision here.

Day 1: I begin totally confident in myself an easily able to shun all my favorite sites and shows in favor of more enriching activities. This will be easy. I am...

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Gossip Detox: Part 1

Erin Gates | Posted February 7, 2008 | Living

Read More: Celebrity, Celebrity Culture, Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Worship, Gossip

For the past few years I have started every morning with a fresh, hot cup of coffee (or three) and six celebrity gossip sites. Yes, SIX. I have them all bookmarked, waiting for my eager little fingers to click on them with the hope that something earth-shattering may have happened...

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LAPD Beginning Paparazzi Crackdown

Los Angeles Times | Andrew Blankstein | January 18, 2008 01:53 AM

Read More: Britney Spearss Paparazzi, Celebrities, Celebrity, Celebrity Gossip, LA Paparazzi, Paparazzi, Photographers, Tmz.Com

As paparazzi become ever more competitive in their quest for the perfect tabloid photo, complaints about their tactics are intensifying. TMZ.com regularly places stationary video cameras in front of celebrity hot spots such as the Urth Caffe and the Ivy,...

Will Smith Got the Farrakhan Treatment with Hitler Quip

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted December 26, 2007 | Entertainment

Read More: Adolf Hitler, Anti-Semitism, Celebrity Gossip, Hollywood, I Am Legend, Jewish Leaders, Louis Farrakhan, Tmz, Will Smith, Will Smith Adolph Hitler, Will Smith Hitler

Mega-buck actor Will Smith got the shock of his life when he got word that gossip columnists had twisted and mangled his quip about Adolf Hitler. The celebrity gossip buzz was that Smith praised Hitler as a good guy. Smith, of course, did no such thing. What he said was...

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The Rise Of TMZ & The Celebritification Of Media

Anastasia Goodstein | Posted November 9, 2007 | Media

Read More: Celebrities, Celebrity, Celebrity Gossip, Gawker, Gossip, Media, Media Literacy, PopSugar, Tmz, Tmz Jon Fine

I read Jon Fine's column about the insane growth of TMZ and couldn't help but ponder what this expanding obsession with celebrity screw ups means to youth culture. According to the article, "In September, TMZ.com notched 10.5 million unique U.S. visitors, dwarfing its entertainment-news rivals. In fact, the site,...

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We Have Mighty Hearts We Just Don't Have the Money and the Power Anymore

Leslie Griffith | Posted November 2, 2007 | Media

Read More: 1st Hand Reporting, Celebrity Gossip, Daniel Pearl, Democracy, Informative News, Journalists, Journalists Abroad, Journalists Afghanistan, Mariane Pearl, Wall Street Journal Daniel Pearl

Reading my morning paper, I note two things: Mariane Pearl says, "Celebrities are doing the job of journalists," and blogger James Boyce wonders why the American media has deserted us --specifically, in regard to the bloodbaths in Burma.

Where to begin?

I read A Mighty Heart. Thank you...

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