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Emergence of the Entertainment Age?

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Celebrities abound in the media today largely because of improved technology allows celebrant and fan to access each other directly. This shift may indicate the era of entertainment as well as an entangled society characterized by reduction of a rational public.

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  1. University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Hank Greenspun School of Journalism & Media Studies, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, 89154, NV, USA

    Anthony J. Ferri

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Ferri, A.J. Emergence of the Entertainment Age?. Soc 47, 403–409 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12115-010-9351-1

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