Mapping the Ambient Awareness of our Participatory Media – Holly Meadows-Smith
Mapping the Ambient Awareness of our Participatory Media – Holly Meadows-Smith
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An Attack on Kim Kardashian is an Attack on America
A critical look at the explosive response to the Kim Kardashian robbery, as seen on Twitter.
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On the surface, the expansiveness of the attention around this isolated horror story speaks to the significance of celebrity and the Kardashian name, both to professional media outlets and their readers.
What's more, the rapid evolution of responses from [social] media illustrates the perpetual cycle of mutual influence between news outlets and their consumers — which can turn a single episode of celebrity crisis into an international conversation on fame, wealth, and womanhood.