Examples of media spectacles

In the general sense, the spectacle refers to “the autocratic reign of the market economy which had acceded to an irresponsible sovereignty, and the totality of new techniques of government which accompanied this reign.” It also exists in its limited sense, where spectacle means the mass media, which are “its most

The media spectacle in the digital age allows images, and their attendant meanings to “proliferate instantaneously, become virtual and viral” (Kellner, 2012, vii).

They include media extravaganzas, sports events, political happenings, and those attention-grabbing occurrences that we call news — a phenomena that itself has been subjected to the logic of spectacle and tabloidization in the era of the media sensationalism, political scandal and contestation, seemingly unending

According to this fascinating new book, the Simpson case was just one example of what the author calls ‘media spectacle‘ – a form of media culture that puts contemporary dreams, nightmares, fantasies and values on display.