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- Heroes and Scoundrels: The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture
- Book
- 2015
- Published by: University of Illinois Press
- Series: The History of Communication
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.
From Network to The Wire, from Lois Lane to Mikael Blomkvist, Heroes and Scoundrels reveals how portrayals of journalism's relationship to history, professionalism, power, image, and war influence our thinking and the very practice of democracy.
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.
From Network to The Wire, from Lois Lane to Mikael Blomkvist, Heroes and Scoundrels reveals how portrayals of journalism's relationship to history, professionalism, power, image, and war influence our thinking and the very practice of democracy.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. i-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- Author's Note
- pp. ix-x
- 1. History
- pp. 19-38
- 2. Professionalism
- pp. 39-58
- 3. Difference
- pp. 59-80
- Conclusion: Imagining the Future
- pp. 141-154
- About the Authors
- p. 243
- The History of Communication Titles
- pp. 244-246
Additional Information
ISBN
9780252096990
Related ISBN(s)
9780252039027, 9780252080654
MARC Record
OCLC
966898724
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
2015