E! Online: Pop culture expert discusses tabloid scandals, Academy Awards

Elayne Rapping, professor emeritus of American studies, is quotes in an article on E! Online about tabloid scandals surrounding Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears taking attention away from the Academy Awards. "It's depressing," she said. "The Oscars will not get the attention that all these crazy stories are getting because the tabloids have pretty much taken over the news media....The Oscars are the old celebrity royalty. It used to be people were really into the movies and really cared a lot about movies. The trend has been to move toward different kinds of entertainment." Go to article.