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Author Ehrlich, Matthew C., 1962- author.

Title Heroes and scoundrels : the image of the journalist in popular culture / Matthew C. Ehrlich and Joe Saltzman
Published Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource
Series The history of communication
History of communication.
Contents Introduction: studying the journalist's image -- History -- Professionalism -- Difference -- Power -- Image -- War -- Conclusion: imagining the future
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Journalists -- Professional ethics -- United States
Journalists in motion pictures.
Journalists in literature.
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Popular culture -- United States -- History -- 21st century
Journalistic ethics -- 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
United States
Genre/Form Electronic book
History
Form Electronic book
Author Saltzman, Joe, 1939- author.
LC no. 2019719267
ISBN 9780252096990
0252096991