The media in the movies : a catalog of American journalism films, 1900-1996 / by Larry Langman.
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TextPublisher: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland, [2009]Description: 1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrationsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781476609256 (e-book)Subject(s): Journalism and motion pictures | Motion pictures -- United States -- CatalogsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Media in the movies : a catalog of American journalism films, 1900-1996.DDC classification: 791.43652097 LOC classification: PN1995.9.J6 | L35 2009Online resources: Click to View Summary: Cynical news hounds, grumbling editors, snooping television newscasters, inquisitive foreign correspondents, probing newsreel cameramen, and a host of others -- all can be found in this reference work to Hollywood's version of journalism: from the early one-reelers to modern fare, over a thousand silent and sound films can be found. Each entry includes title, date of release, distributor, director, screenwriter, and major cast members. These credits are followed by a brief plot summary and analysis, cross-references and other information.
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"The present works is a reprint of the library bound edition of The media in the movies : a catalog of American journalism films, 1900-1996, first published in 1998 by McFarland."--title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cynical news hounds, grumbling editors, snooping television newscasters, inquisitive foreign correspondents, probing newsreel cameramen, and a host of others -- all can be found in this reference work to Hollywood's version of journalism: from the early one-reelers to modern fare, over a thousand silent and sound films can be found. Each entry includes title, date of release, distributor, director, screenwriter, and major cast members. These credits are followed by a brief plot summary and analysis, cross-references and other information.
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