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Has celebrity lost its luster?
FromThe Big Story
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Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Jul 20, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
To be famous now, all you really need is an iphone, a TikTok account and some creativity. Gone were the days when celebrity status was dependent on starring film roles, or recording contracts, and the lowered barriers to entry have been great news for voices, like BIPOC or LGBTQ+ people who have long been excluded from the popular discourse.Has this increased access to celebrity caused a dilution of its power? And even as platforms allow people to cut out the middlemen and connect directly with their audience, will we see a new class of gatekeepers arise in their place? Is a more equitable media industry even possible when the profit motive still influences decisions above all else?GUEST: Stacy Lee Kong, Toronto-based writer, editor and critic. Founder of Friday Things
Released:
Jul 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
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