Talking about Angelina - celebrity gossip on the Internet

TY - JOUR

T1 - Talking about Angelina - celebrity gossip on the Internet

AU - Jerslev, Anne

PY - 2014/6/1

Y1 - 2014/6/1

N2 - The article uses gossiping about Angelina Jolie on two different celebrity entertainment news sites in order to propose a contextual understanding of online gossip/talk. A contextual reading explains differences between types of talk on the sites in view of the different affordances of the sites, the sites' particular profiles, the particular invitations to gossip (often in the form of paparazzi photographs), and the different types of users taking part in the discussions. The article discusses the two sites and argues that gossip on one site resembles oral gossip and is performed by a random group of visitors whereas on the other site, Jolie fans perform a double move when talking about Jolie: on the one hand they elevate her and on the other hand they include her in their extended family.

AB - The article uses gossiping about Angelina Jolie on two different celebrity entertainment news sites in order to propose a contextual understanding of online gossip/talk. A contextual reading explains differences between types of talk on the sites in view of the different affordances of the sites, the sites' particular profiles, the particular invitations to gossip (often in the form of paparazzi photographs), and the different types of users taking part in the discussions. The article discusses the two sites and argues that gossip on one site resembles oral gossip and is performed by a random group of visitors whereas on the other site, Jolie fans perform a double move when talking about Jolie: on the one hand they elevate her and on the other hand they include her in their extended family.

U2 - 10.1386/nl.12.1.105_1

DO - 10.1386/nl.12.1.105_1

M3 - Journal article

SN - 1601-829X

VL - 12

SP - 105

EP - 122

JO - Nordic Journal of Media Studies.

JF - Nordic Journal of Media Studies.

IS - 1

ER -