society page

Wealthy people's news

The society page is the section of a newspaper devoted to social events, weddings, charity galas, and the activities of prominent local families.

Once a staple of American journalism, society pages chronicled who attended what party, who married whom, and who hosted whom for dinner.

The term now sounds quaint, as most papers have folded such coverage into lifestyle sections or abandoned it entirely.

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wedding · gala · charity · ball · black tie · white gloves · columnist · elite · Park Avenue · announcement · engagement · cotillion · mansion · aristocracy · glamour · heiress · luncheon · philanthropy

Categories
Opposites
newspaper section content

society pagesports section

Athletic coverage pages

sports page · police blotter · obituaries · front page · business section

social class focus

society pagecommunity bulletin

Local announcements for residents

local news · grassroots journalism

journalistic tone/purpose

society pagehard news

Factual, timely journalism

investigative journalism · muckraking · breaking news · political coverage · exposé

Family

society, page, social, societal, socialize, socialization, socialism, socialist, sociology

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G