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Dish: : How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show
Dish How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show
Author: Jeannette Walls
Gossip. It's more than just hearsay. society columns, and supermarket tabloids. It has, like it or not, become a mainstay of American pop culture. In Dish, industry insider Jeannette Walls gives this provocative subject its due, offering a comprehensive, serious exploration of gossip and its social, historical, and political signif...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780380810451
ISBN-10: 038081045X
Publication Date: 2/1/2001
Pages: 384
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3.9 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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reviewed Dish: : How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show on + 191 more book reviews
This is a really good book. Written by Jeannette Walls and almost as good as her Glass Castle. Its all about gossip, but more about the tabloids, how they got started and about the gossip columests. Well written and if you like this genre you will love this book.
reviewed Dish: : How Gossip Became the News and the News Became Just Another Show on + 24 more book reviews
Very interesting read, although a bit more than you want to know about the media. Really enjoy Walls writing.


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