Dish

By Jeannette Walls

Subjects: Massamedia, Roddelen, Gossip, Gossip in mass media, Boulevardpers, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, Television broadcasting of news, Mass media

Description: Walls examines the history of gossip, including the 1950s show, Night Beat with Mike Wallace, the National Enquirer, Confidential magazine, People magazine, the power of publicists, the power of rumors, presidential foibles, and such writers as Matt Drudge.