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  The Media Hoax Phenomenon

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  Laurel Ahnert Georgia State University

  January 27, 2014

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  The Media Hoax Phenomenon viral Simulacra scandal media hoaxes manti te'o hoax Football deadspin attention economy Curator's Note Recently, CNN’s Doug Gross declared 2013 as “ the Year of the Online Hoax,” implicitly suggesting that we've s ...
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  Women, Power and Political Influence in Scandal

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  Rossend Sanchez-Baro Universitat Pompeu Fabra

  May 07, 2013

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  Rhimes transfers her own personal situation to the possible world of the series: that of a female ...
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  Following the Tiger Trail: The Public Trial of Tiger Woods

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  Brandeise Monk-Payton Brown University

  May 19, 2010

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  Following the Tiger Trail: The Public Trial of Tiger Woods Tiger Woods tabloid scandal Nike celebrity Curator's Note Over the past few months, the Tiger Woods sex scandal has reached new heights of media frenzy in the amount of public scrutiny surrou ...
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  Scandalous Conspiracies: Making Sense of Popular Scandal Through Conspiracy

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  Jason Derby Georgia State University

  April 08, 2013

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  Scandalous Conspiracies: Making Sense of Popular Scandal Through Conspiracy scandal music Conspiracy Theories conspiracy Curator's Note After a night of drinking and drug use intermixed with the music of heavy metal band Judas Priest, James Vance and ...
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  Swinging the Pendulum of Black Pop Culture Feminism

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  Nina Cartier Northwestern University

  August 25, 2014

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  Swinging the Pendulum of Black Pop Culture Feminism scandal Olivia Pope Nicki Minaj In Focus cinema journal african american caucus Curator's Note I cannot count how many conversations I’ve had with folks lately about Scandal. At the lawyer’s office. ...
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  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment

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  Tasha Oren University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

  October 31, 2007

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  After Macaca: Virginia’s Next Youtube Moment Youtube race immigration politics elections scandal Liberty 9500 Virginia Curator's Note Forget Iraq. For those surprised by the effectiveness and overwhelming dominance of the gay marriage issue in motiva ...