In the early morning hours of November 2005, Paris Hilton was involved in a minor car accident that was caught by TMZ cameras, ushering in an era of celebrity coverage that lived on the internet. The tabloid ecosystem would never be the same. In this episode we dive into how Harvey Levin and his crew started to encroach on territory long claimed by the tabloid glossies, and their sometimes-dubious reporting methods.

Host: Clare Malone

Producers: Amanda Dobbins, Sean Fennessey, Juliet Litman, Vikram Patel, and Kaya McMullen

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