Entertainment journalism is any form ofjournalism that focuses onpopular culture and theentertainment business and its products. Likefashion journalism, entertainment journalism covers industry-specific news while targeting general audiences beyond those working in the industry itself. Common forms includelifestyle,television andfilm,theater,music,video game, andcelebrity coverage.[1][2][3]
News journalism deals with information of current events or reports of events that have previously occurred.[4] The main purpose of this type of journalism is to inform.[4] Entertainment journalism deals with information of the entertainment industry such as films, television shows, events, music, fashion and video games among others.[5] The main purpose of this type of journalism is to entertain.[5][6] In this area of journalism, however, it is not just about the pure reproduction of facts, as the Central European journalistNorman Schenz sums it up: "We no longer just write about an event, we tell stories"[7]
Journalists can skew facts in a particular matter that cause their story to come across as entertainment.[8] This action can have a profound effect on theconsumer, making the authenticity of the report questionable.[8] Cases of this problem can occur innews articles,magazines, anddocumentaries.[8]
This is focused oncelebrities and their lifestyles and feeds off televisionsoap operas,reality television, members ofroyal families, and the like.[9][10][11]Red carpet reporting and interviewing of celebrities during film festivals and award shows are part of entertainment journalism.[12][13][14]
A review or analysis of amotion picture released to the public.[15][16] The critic's review or analysis is subjective and informative, with a focus to inform and entertain the consumer.[15] Film criticism is considered to have had a major impact on the integration of the cinema intomainstream media.[15] It is stated that film criticism wasn't fully accepted as an art until film was widely accepted in the 1960s.[15] The Internet has further advanced the acceptance of this entertainment journalism with the introduction of film blogs and film review sites.[15] Some popular film review sites and blogs includeRotten Tomatoes,IMDb,thatGossip andMetacritic.
A form of journalism that covers all aspects of thevideo game industry. The birth of thecomputer age in the 1990s forced media companies to release content that would attract consumers in the video game generation.[15] Visually stimulating printmagazines were introduced into the market, covering thevideo game industry.[15] Some popular video game review sites and print based magazines includeIGN,Game Informer,Nintendo Power, andGameSpot.
The rise of theinternet allowed many amateur and semi-professional personalities to start their ownblogs and personal fan sites relating to entertainment journalism.[15][17]
TheMe Too movement can trace its roots to entertainment journalism as the centrepiece of it isHarvey Weinstein, aHollywood mogul who not only produced independent and blockbuster films but has also worked on television and theater.[18]
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