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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrlich, Matthew C., 1962- author.

Saltzman, Joe, 1939- author.

Series:

History of communication

The history of communication

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Journalists--Professional ethics--United States.

Journalists.

Journalists in motion pictures.

Journalists in literature.

Popular culture--United States--History--20th century.

Popular culture.

History.

Journalists--Professional ethics.

United States.

Popular culture--United States--History--21st century.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

viii, 241 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

Whether it's 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 pop culture has depicted the profession across time. Their creative use of media artifacts provides thought-provoking forays into such issues as how pop culture mythologize and demythologize key events in journalism history and how it confronts issues of race, gender, and sexual orientation on the job. Book jacket.

Contents:

Introduction: studying the journalist's image

History

Professionalism

Difference

Power

Image

War

Conclusion: imagining the future.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780252039027

0252039025

9780252080654

0252080653

OCLC:

892514311