After reading and discussing
hegemony in class, I could not help to think about all of the entertainment news
we have in media such as celebrity news shows, magazines, blogs, twitter, and
so on. E! News is a perfect example of
this source of media. This is a show
that’s on nightly and has all the breaking news and gossip about
celebrities. This show glamorizes
celebrity gossip such as whose hooking up, breaking up, etc. They focus on issues and stories that are in
reality, trivial to our society. Yet, the
way these stories are presented make them seem important stories for its
viewers to be informed on. However, the fact that this show, along with
other entertainment news, has been on for awhile and receives ratings suggests
that people in America watch these shows and are in fact interested in what is
going on in the lives of celebrities. I
will admit that I often find myself watching E! News or reading through a
tabloid magazine. This had me thinking
about the whole issue of hegemony and the influence the elite and celebrities have
over others. It seems that a lot of
celebrities unintentionally control what is in the media. Not all celebrities choose to necessarily
have their personal lives in the media, yet, because people are interested in
their lives they do, however, influence the media. Therefore, the elite, in certain ways, are
the ones that choose what is in the media, but without a mass amount of people
to consume this media, there would be no audience and this type of programming
would not be aired.
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