“You see that redhead?” Taylor Swift asks a red carpet photographer who has requested a photo of her at theTaylor Swift: The Eras Tour Film premiere, pointing to a woman in a plaid sheath dress and knee-high black boots. “She’ll tell me what to do.”
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Discussion Questions:
- What are public relations?
- What does PR have to do with marketing?
- What is a publicist?
- Why do you think PR professionals (publicists) are important in the sports and entertainment industry?
- How might that represent a career path in the sports and entertainment industry?
- What type of skills do you think might be important to finding success as a PR professional in sports or entertainment?
- What is fandom?
- How do “Swifties” represent an example of fandom?
- Based on what you learned from this news story, describe some of the responsibilities of Taylor Swift’s publicist?
- How important is Taylor Swift’s publicist to her success?