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Furthermore, Giles draws the distinction between celebrity and stardom by arguing that the real difference between celebrities and stars lies in their terms of employment. The author regards webcam girls as the micro-celebrity's point of origin, and goes on to summarise the conceptual development of micro-celebrity and speculate about the future development of micro-celebrity. Giles argues that the use of the term "micro-celebrity" in the field of celebrity studies needs to be more precise. Giles suggests that the concept of meso-celebrity can be used as an intermediate category in contemporary celebrity studies. [Extracted from the article]

The author begins her book with a concern about the news ecosystem by referring comedian John Oliver's view about American journalism: the newspaper industry is suffering, and accountability journalism is under threat. It is worth mentioning that she ruled out breaking news for a compelling reason: it can reduce the impact of news that newspapers "must" cover to the news that newspapers "choose" to report (p. 15). [Extracted from the article]