It’s no surprise that during lockdown our use of digital media has skyrocketed but alongside that so has our engagement in parasocial relationships. What are they and why are they potentially detrimental? So, what exactly is a parasocial relationship? As Refinery 29 puts it: The concept of a parasocial relationship was coined in 1956 by Donald Horton and R. Richard Wohl to describe the way mass media users acted like they were in a typical social relationship with a media fig

As 'Framing Britney Spears' set the world on fire, the documentary, yet again, works as a way to hold the media, and the world responsible for the way they treat celebrity. Image Source: The New York Times If you've been living under a rock Framing Britney Spears is a new documentary by The New York Times. The film explores the way that the media hounded the star, who after growing up in the spotlight in the Mickey Mouse Club, continued to soar as a teenage pop singer. As one