Heroes and Scoundrels The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture

Name: Heroes and Scoundrels The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture
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ISBN: 9780252080654

ISBN-10: 0252080653

ISBN-13: 9780252080654

Edition: 2015

Authors: Matthew C. Ehrlich, Joe Saltzman

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Whether it's the rule-defying lifer, the sharp-witted female newshound, or the irascible editor in chief, journalists in popular culture have shaped our views of the press and its role in a free society since mass culture arose over a century ago. Drawing on portrayals of journalists in television, film, radio, novels, comics, plays, and other media, Matthew C. Ehrlich and Joe Saltzman survey how popular media has depicted the profession across time. Their creative use of media artifacts provides thought-provoking forays into such fundamental issues as how pop culture mythologizes and demythologizes key events in journalism history and how it confronts issues of race, gender, and sexual…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2015
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Publication date: 3/17/2015
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English