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Monday, November 13, 2017

Liz Smith: Why gossip sells



Smith in 2011   (Photo by Angela George)
Although most folks do it for free, Liz Smith made a career out of gossip.

However, careers are not one-sided.  They require customers, generally repeat ones.  So what makes gossip as repeatable as a bad lunch?

The Grand Dame of Dish had an answer for that.  When asked about the public’s insatiable appetite for celebrity tidbits, she replied:  We make stars into something exquisite, and we want to know what they’re doing and thinking because our lives are desperately boring.

Would the cure for gossip then be an exciting life?  Seems worth a try.  At the very least, folks might then gossip about you.

Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/celebrity/liz-smith-premier-gossip-columnist-dies-at-94/ar-BBESTA9?OCID=ansmsnnews11



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