Celebrity and Fan Media

Celebrity and fan media feature stories about the personal lives of show business and sports celebrities, often including fashion coverage and especially seeking scandal. They are for-profit magazines or online venues intended for the amusement of fans of the popular culture subject matter that they cover. They are sometimes known as gossip magazines or websites. The people who write for these publications often have backgrounds and experience in mainstream journalism.

These magazines differ from industry trade magazines, such as Entertainment Weekly, fashion magazines that may feature celebrities on their covers such as Vogue, Elle, or Glamour, and the broader home design and lifestyle magazines such as In Style, Vanity Fair, or Town & Country that often feature celebrity homes and interviews, as well as other types ...

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