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Journalism in the Movies
Matthew C. Ehrlich
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Description for Journalism in the Movies
Paperback. Tells the story of Hollywood's depiction of American journalism from the start of the sound era. This work argues that films have relentlessly played off the image of the journalist as someone who sees through lies and hypocrisy, sticks up for the little guy, and serves democracy. Series: The History of Communication. Num Pages: 208 pages, 20 photographs. BIC Classification: APF; KNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 340.
Exploring the myths of a free press and people in movies since the 1920s
Exploring the myths of a free press and people in movies since the 1920s
Product Details
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Series
The History of Communication
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252074325
SKU
V9780252074325
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About Matthew C. Ehrlich
Matthew C. Ehrlich is an associate professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Reviews for Journalism in the Movies
[Ehrlich does ] an incredible job of showing the image of the journalist in the movies and how that influences the public. Herald Review In his insightful and engaging Journalism in the Movies, Matthew Ehrlich points out that both the hard-boiled newshound and the bloodless, unswerving truth-seeker are recognizable Hollywood archetypes that, paradoxically, reflect and refract real-world experiences ... Read more