{"product_id":"american-newspaper-journalists-on-film-9781476679938","title":"American Newspaper Journalists on Film","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   When talking pictures first appeared in cinema theaters in the late 1920s, films about newspaper journalists quickly became a Hollywood mainstay. These were a variety of responses from working reporters, editors, and photographers. The newspaper film was a popular genre in the 1950s, and famous films such as \u003ci\u003eAll the President''s Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1976) and \u003ci\u003eSpotlight\u003c\/i\u003e (2015) have depicted the power of the press. Journalists have also been portrayed in films that are not specifically about newspapers, appearing in noir films like \u003ci\u003eWoman on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), Westerns such as \u003ci\u003eFort Worth\u003c\/i\u003e (1951), comedies like \u003ci\u003eThe Ghost and Mr. Chicken\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), musicals like \u003ci\u003eWake Up and Live\u003c\/i\u003e (1937) and historical epics like \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e (1962).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   A film historian and former newspaper writer, the author investigates how accurately films have portrayed journalists across the decades. The book also details what journalists thought of the depictions at the time, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One. 1929–1939\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two. Serial Reporters and Photographers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three. The 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four. The Newspaper Photographer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five. The 1950s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six. Newspapers in Westerns\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven. The 1960s and 1970s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight. Sportswriters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine. The 1980s and 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten. War Correspondents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven. The 21st Century\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve. Newspaperwomen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885813477719,"sku":"9781476679938","price":34.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-newspaper-journalists-on-film-9781476679938","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}