Entertainment journalism
Entertainment journalism is any form of journalism that focuses on popular culture and the entertainment business and its products. Like fashion journalism, entertainment journalism covers industry-specific news while targeting general audiences beyond those working in the industry itself. Common forms include lifestyle, television and film, theater, music, video game, and celebrity coverage.[1][2][3]
Comparison with news journalism[edit]
News journalism deals with information of current events or reports of events that have previously occurred.[4] The main purpose of this type of journalism is to inform.[4] Entertainment journalism deals with information of the entertainment industry such as films, television shows, events, music, fashion and video games among others.[5] The main purpose of this type of journalism is to entertain.[5][6] In this area of journalism, however, it is not just about the pure reproduction of facts, as the Central European journalist Norman Schenz sums it up: "We no longer just write about an event, we tell stories"[7]
Journalists can skew facts in a particular matter that cause their story to come across as entertainment.[8] This action can have a profound effect on the consumer, making the authenticity of the report questionable.[8] Cases of this problem can occur in news articles, magazines, and documentaries.[8]
Internet[edit]
The rise of the internet allowed many amateur and semi-professional personalities to start their own blogs and personal fan sites relating to entertainment journalism.[15][17]
The Me Too movement can trace its roots to entertainment journalism as the centrepiece of it is Harvey Weinstein, a Hollywood mogul who not only produced independent and blockbuster films but has also worked on television and theater.[18]