The Road to Bimbo Summit | Britney’s Blackout pt. 1

Part one of a three-part series on Britney Spears' magnum opus: Blackout.

Significant Sources:

“Stars, they’re just like us” by Kate Lee via Medium

Pennies For Paparazzi - Forbes

Spears' ups and downs unfold like the stock market for many - South Coast Today: The Standard-Times

Shooting Britney - The Atlantic

The Britney Economy - Portfolio

Manufacturing Celebrity: Latino Paparazzi and Women Reporters in Hollywood by Vanessa Díaz 

The Accidental Feminist : If the National Enquirer Proved Nothing Else During O.J., It Reaffirmed Its Surprising Pro-Woman, Anti-Abuse Stance – LA Times

The Digital Dirt - The New Yorker

Inside the Lives of Hollywood Paparazzi [INSIGHTS] - Bustle

Inside Hollywood's Paparazzi Pack (Fame Documentary) | Absolute Documentaries

A day with NYC's positive paparazzi - Brut America

The Insane Lives Of Paparazzi - BuzzFeed Video

A day in the life of a paparazzo - CNN Business

Jae, The New York Paparazzo - WNYC

Other Relevant Reading:

The Web Site Celebrities Fear - The New York Times

How TMZ Became the Go-To Gossip Site for Spinning Away Celebrity Allegations - Pajiba

Britney’s Loss, Their Gain - The New York Times

Perez Hilton Changed Gossip Blogging In The 2000s. Now He Says He’s Sorry. – Buzzfeed

The dream of the ‘00s lives on in gossip blogs – The Verge

The Down And Dirty History Of TMZ – Buzzfeed