Wednesday, May 30, 2018

Magazine Puff Pieces Aren't 'Puff' Anymore - Now They're 'Power Pieces'

"One hundred years after the puff piece floated into our consciousness, it is being swept aside by a new kind of celebrity profile, developed within a newly engaged culture. It may be no less calculating than its predecessor, but its purpose is the opposite. Rather than meaning nothing, it means everything. The power piece positions itself as the celebrity profile as activism, and sometimes it even succeeds."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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