A study of the representation of celebrities in the media

A study of the representation of celebrities in the media

A study of the representation of celebrities in the media with particular reference to Jade Goody.

A Celebrity culture is an environment that influences people to do something on a media platform to become a celebrity.   Celebrity status can come after any type of medium vehicle; reality television is one of the main types, as reality television such as Big Brother actively encourages fame with the public viewing them on the TV.   Celebrities have now become the key way that health advice is dismissed through. If we look at Jade Goody she kept her life in the public eye, when she found out that she had cervical cancer, the rise in cancer swabs went up by 40%. Bob Greene states that with reality TV, “one can become a public person just by being a person, in public.”
Celebrities are compared to royalty with their fame. The public have a curiosity about celebrity’s private life and love affairs. The public are invited into many celebrities’ lives if we look at people like Amy Whinehouse and Jade Goody they bring the public into everything they do. The public seemed to build a love/hate relationship with celebrities. If a celebrity is creating or having a lot of bad press, this can help build a career with the public forming onto the celebrity’s side and not the media.
Tabloid magazines and television talk shows creates controversially and attention for celebrities.   To stay in the public front and to obtain a new venture, celebrities are participating into business ventures such as autobiographies, perfume and clothing ranges. Public curiosity about the lives of celebrities, keeps their appearance in magazines, television and night club opening nights.

Jade Goody came from the reality television show big brother; she appeared on the third serious and lasted longer than she thought. The outspoken 27 year old gave the media a field day when she arrived into the house. When she got evicted the media used lines “the monsters leaving the house” and...