Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity

Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity
ISBN-10
0679764399
ISBN-13
9780679764397
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
681
Language
English
Published
1995
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Neal Gabler

Description

Discusses the life of one of America's most powerful journalists, focusing on his creation of a culture of celebrity and his use of gossip as a source of power

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