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News Media Are Increasingly Focusing on Celebrities

  • Jacobin, Monday, May 11, 2026 8:56 AM
Legacy news media are making celebrity proximity the centerpiece of their content strategy, according to an analysis by Jacobin. The result is that journalism looks more like an exercise in cozying up to the rich and famous than an effort to hold them to account.

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