A gossip politic

In: Rhetoric, Politics and Society Series

Abstract

Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- Gossip and Politics -- An Overview -- References -- Part I Gossip and the Press -- 2 The Omigod no! Notes on News Talk -- News and the Human-Interest Story -- The Mapp and Lucia Novels -- Finding Something to Talk About (Newsworthiness) -- Having News to Tell -- News, Politics, and Power -- News and Media -- References -- 3 Talk as News on Television -- Introduction -- Talk as the Voice of Authority in News -- Using Public Talk -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Celebrity Interview: Gossip, Empathy and News in Oprah Winfrey's CBS Interview with Meghan Markle -- Introduction -- Analysing the Discourse of the Meghan Interview in Its Context -- Gossip as a Key Element in the Contextual Background to the Oprah with Meghan and Harry Interview -- Oprah and Alignment in the Interview -- Oprah and the Use of Statements Attributed to a Third-Party -- Oprah and the Use of Echoing -- Oprah and the Use of Continuers -- Oprah and the Use of Reactive Expressions -- The Celebrity Interview, Gossip, Empathy and News -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II Gossip and the President -- 5 Hedda Hopper Meets JFK: Hollywood Gossip, Right-Wing Politics, and the Kennedys -- Covering the Kennedys -- Political Attacks and Sexual Innuendo -- Demanding Presidential Action -- Communism and Conspiracy -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 "Enquiring Minds Want to Know": President Bill Clinton and the Blurring of News and Gossip -- Introduction -- Presidential Scandal Meets New Media: Changes to Journalism & -- Political News During the Clinton Administration -- The Convergence of Gossip and News: Two Cases of Questionable Reporting in the Lewinsky Scandal -- Eyewitnesses to the Affair -- The Stained Dress -- Conclusion -- References.