Taylor Swift, one of the superstars currently dominating public attention. It’s no surprise that the media keeps mentioning her name and trying to capitalize on her moment of fame. Sometimes the singer is also included in unrelated stories, making her a distraction for content creators.

 

Bond Benton, Associate Professor of Communication at Montclair State University, USA, has studied the effect of mentioning Taylor Swift in media stories. His research shows that “the presence of Swift in any media content increases the visibility of that content”.

The associate professor of communications offers a typical example through a September 2023 post from CBS News about a 400-pound manta ray (about 180 kg) with the comparison “almost the height of Travis Kelce – you Taylor Swift’s rumored boyfriend”. Although the sea creature story has nothing to do with the singer and her star boyfriend, Taylor Swift was mentioned by name twice in the story. The post alone has been viewed nearly 3 million times on social network X.

“While I’m sure there is interest in a unique stingray, the reported 2.8 million views of X may be due to the integration of the name Taylor Swift into the story,” says Bond Benton. . The Associate Professor said the presentation of this article is almost “memorable” and will make her fans and haters alike continue to debate her.

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Including Taylor Swift in stories even when she’s not the subject has been a pastime for content creators for a long time.

“No one attracts a larger audience than Swift at this time,” said Kate Blanton, a lecturer at the University of South Carolina, USA. Taylor Swift is truly everywhere: Her Eras Tour is the highest-grossing tour ever, and the film version recently became the iconic concert film Highest revenue of all time. Swift was named Person of the Year in 2023 and was Spotify’s most-streamed artist in 2023.

Because Swift is such a reliable attention getter, Bond Benton says, media outlets will cover anything related to her. The smallest details of a celebrity’s life are always an interesting topic of discussion, and especially for Swift, it can become a huge marketing opportunity.

 

“And other celebrities are asked about Swift almost constantly. During one of W magazine’s awards, journalist Lynn Hirschberg took to task actors Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman and Da’Vine Joy Randolph reciting “Blank Space,” a Grammy-winning song by Swift,” said Bond Benton.

Not only that, obscure politicians are even joining this trend, because when the name Taylor Swift is mentioned, they get everyone’s attention. In December 2023, lawmakers in Pennsylvania, where Swift was born, declared 2023 the “Taylor Swift era,” coinciding with her 34th birthday.

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Fans at the Kansas City Chiefs game were only interested in whether or not Taylor Swift was coming to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce play.

After Taylor Swift attended a Kansas City Chiefs game in the fall to support boyfriend Travis Kelce, the National Football League (NFL) changed the banner photo on social network X to a trio of pictures painting her emotional reaction. Even head coaches of opposing teams, like the Patriots’ Bill Belichick, faced questions regarding Swift at pregame press conferences.

Benton said the media seems to be “going overboard” by randomly including Swift in news stories: “Sure, putting Swift in a story will generate more views, but it seems Doing so in a ridiculous way will make the content “confusing”. Millions of Swift fans are looking for new information about this star, so the media should only exploit relevant information. that directly,” Benton emphasized.