The Image：A Guide to Pseudo-Events in America

Theauthorintroducestheseminalconceptof"pseudo-events"--suchaspressconferencesandpresidentialdebates,whicharestagedsolelyforpublicity--andredefinescelebrityas"apersonwhoisknownforhiswell-knownness."Theresultisanessentialresourcethatdistinguishesthedeceptionsofourculturefromitsfewenduringtruths.