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Heroes and scoundrels : the image of the journalist in popular culture / Matthew C. Ehrlich and Joe Saltzman

Saltzman, Joe, 1939- [author] ; Ehrlich, Matthew C., 1962-

Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield : University of Illinois Press, 2015

Online Ressource (viii, 241 pages) : illustrations.

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index. - Print version record

Erscheint auch als: (Druck-Ausgabe)

0-252-09699-1 ; 978-0-252-09699-0

0-252-03902-5 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-252-08065-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe); 0-252-09699-1 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

OCoLC: 946706239 (aus SWB)     

Elektronische Ressource: Zugang über Aggregator-Datenbank (Lizenzangabe: Lizenzpflichtig)

PN4888.E8

305.909704 ; 305.9/09704     Ähnliche Literatur

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LOC-SH: Journalists -- Professional ethics -- United States ; Popular culture -- History -- 20th century -- United States ; Popular culture -- History -- 21st century -- United States -- United States ; Journalists in motion pictures ; Journalists in literature ; Journalists -- Professional ethics -- United States ; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century ; Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century ; Electronic book

Electronic books / History / Electronic books ; United States ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Discrimination & Race Relations ; SOCIAL SCIENCE ; Minority Studies ; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES ; Journalism ; Journalists in literature ; Journalists in motion pictures ; Journalists ; Professional ethics ; Popular culture ; History ; Electronic books

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 orientation on the job