{"product_id":"filming-the-first-9781793650443","title":"Filming the First","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from abridging freedom of the press. But, as the printed press has been transformed into mass media with Americans now more likely to get their political information from television or social media than from print, confidence in this important, mediating institution has fallen dramatically. Movies, in their role as cultural artifacts, have long reflected and influenced those public attitudes, inventing such iconic phrases as follow the money from \u003ci\u003eAll the President's Men\u003c\/i\u003e and I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore from \u003ci\u003eNetwork\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eFilming the First: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eCinematic Portrayals of Freedom of the Press\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes eighteen films that span from \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSpotlight\u003c\/i\u003e showing changes in how the press have been portrayed over time, which voices receive the most attention and why, the relationship between the press's Fourth Estate role and the imperatives of capitalism, and how, despite the First Amendment's seemingly absolute language, the government has sometimes been able to limit what the public can read or view.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042694103383,"sku":"9781793650443","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781793650443.jpg?v=1750955214","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/filming-the-first-9781793650443","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}