BLOG CRITIQUE

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“The queen of all media”

As Paul Reynolds (BBC News ‘Bloggers: an army of irregulars’ – Reading 1 from 315 booklet) clearly highlights, the “blogsphere is a source of criticism” whereby not only political but most definitely celebrity and popular culture topics are discussed. The new age of blogging means that individuals worldwide are not only writing about themselves but they are also criticising and exposing issues relevant and of interest to the greater and wider community. Reynolds also highlights that the mainstream media needs to understand the stark influence that bloggers have on society and that they need to act back in the same fashion. Web 2.0 is taking over the digital world, with websites such as myspace.com, blooger.com and most definitely youtube.com allowing the consumer to create videos and post stories that they choose.

Julien Pain (Bloggers, thhe new heralds of free expression) emphasises the idea that “blogging is a powerful tool of freedom of expression that has enthused millions of ordinary people”. This is an important idea to note as no longer is society interested in what the big media companies have to say, they are turning to ordinary people just like them as a source of information. Pain calls this, “the passive consumers of information have become energetic participants in a new kind of journalism…by the people, for the people”.

He’s controversial, juicy, over-the-top and most definitely the most hated man in Hollywood, and that’s not even to mention his alluring and addictive web blog.

Perez Hilton’s famous internet blog has taken the world by storm and has most definitely rained on the parades of many Hollywood A-List stars. Perez tells it like it is, whether it’s poking a stick at the disgusting Pete Doherty and his former girlfriend Kate Moss, questioning Lindsay Lohan’s sanity or even commenting on the devastating state of the formerly loved Britney Spears whose life has absolutely spiralled out of control, with no help thanks to the paparazzi.

Perez has no problem with offending anyone and most certainly not the filthy rich celebutants whose lives we (the general public) have become apart of. He and his trusty laptop and pet poodle Mariel are stationed at a local coffee shop in Manhattan that Perez calls his office space where the blogging is brought to life. His favourite drink is a Viagra Martini, and his motto is, “I’m gay, but I’m not as big a slut as Paris”, now that’s definitely got to cause some controversy. Hilton’s blogs aren’t necessarily the most academic or inspiring for potential bloggers HOWEVER they are entertaining, juicy and addictive!!

Perezhilton.com is an internationally recognised blog and the endless pages of celebrity scrutiny are just as endearing and exciting as reading who weekly or any other tabloid magazine that over-analyses Hollywood royalty at its worst, broadcasting their flaws and also recognising their good side!! Perez doesn’t only comment on the funny, negative and juicy aspects of the glamorous lifestyle these individuals lead but he also comments on things that they do well and how their latest endeavours are travelling (when a single reaches no.1 or when a movie is a box office hit). His blog pages are filled with numerous advertisements which highlights the popularity of Perez and clearly establishes the idea that his website is a great big advertising agent as it is his primary business and source of revenue. Perez reviews many things from the movie industry to the music industry and then all the great juicy stuff like who’s getting it on with who and who is seen where and when. It’s great, I love getting my weekly fix from Perez!! Before perezhiltion.com I didn’t take an interest in bloggers and have since googled many others that have become of interest to me. Who ever thought that writing what you think and why on the internet could have become such a phenomenon?

Perez’s pages are very tasteless if I say so myself, they’re covered in different shades of pink and very diva looking that’s for sure. The stories and each of his entries are separated from one another to easily distinguish one from the other and are accompanied with the aid of images which he has added alterations to that suit his commentary. A blog such as perezhilton.com just goes to show the power and influence of the media and most definitely the addictive nature of the paparazzi industry which has most definitely sky rocketed in recent years. It’s so wrong yet so right at the same time…

until next time,

xoxo