Journal article
THE MOST LOVED, MOST HATED MAGAZINE IN AMERICA: THE RISE AND DEMISE OF CONFIDENTIAL MAGAZINE
The William and Mary Bill of Rights journal, Vol.25(1), pp.121-193
10/01/2016
Abstract
Featuring celebrity gossip, shocking, breathless headlines, and titles like Dynamite, Exposed, Hush-Hush, The Lowdown, Private Lives, Suppressed, Top Secret, and On the QT,21 the staple of the scandal magazines was sin and sex: sexual transgressions and other misconduct by actors and other prominent persons.22 Articles were short, had glamorous pictures, and were easy to read."659 Several states, including California, declared their criminal libel laws unconstitutional and repealed them.660 These transformations in the law were driven by changing public attitudes-a shift in the prevailing moral climate that was spurred, in part, by publications like Confidential. Because movie stars have started writing books about themselves! . .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- THE MOST LOVED, MOST HATED MAGAZINE IN AMERICA: THE RISE AND DEMISE OF CONFIDENTIAL MAGAZINE
- Creators
- Samantha Barbas
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The William and Mary Bill of Rights journal, Vol.25(1), pp.121-193
- ISSN
- 1065-8254
- eISSN
- 1943-135X
- Publisher
- Bill of Rights Journal
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- History; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9985217142102771
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