Dirty,sexy,vanity: An examination of the power of Conde Nast in shaping public opinion.

详细信息   

• 作者：Brooks ; Gillian Angela.
• 学历：Master
• 年：2009
• 关键词：Vanity Fair ; Vogue ; GQ ; Conde Nast ; public intelle
• 导师：Owen, Diana,eadvisorCoventry, Michaelecommittee memberMeltzer, Kimberlyecommittee member
• 毕业院校：Georgetown University
• Department：Communication, Culture & Technology
• ISBN：9781109203325
• CBH：1465453
• Country：USA
• 语种：English
• FileSize：36062349
• Pages：151

文摘

Journalism scholars have often discounted the credibility and influence of cultural magazines, specifically magazines such as Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ, and their ability to both shape and maintain public discourse. Dismissed as catering primarily to elite audiences, these magazines have managed to disseminate their views to the masses through the public intellectual journalists who write for them, influencing public opinion according to their own priorities. This thesis positions itself as an examination of the readers and the writers associated with Vanity Fair, Vogue and GQ, and the compliance of the masses to the public discourses espoused by such magazines. Through survey work, focus groups, content analyses and interviews with industry professionals, the seductive infrastructure established at Conde Nast is revealed, illustrating the symbiotic relationship between cultural producers at the top publishing company in the world, and their cultural consumers.