TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ehrlich,Matthew C.
AU  - Saltzman,Joe
TI  - Heroes and scoundrels: the image of the journalist in popular culture 
T2  - The history of communication
SN  - 9780252096990
AV  - PN4888 .H476 2015
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Journalists
KW  - Professional ethics
KW  - United States
KW  - Journalists in motion pictures
KW  - Journalists in literature
KW  - Popular culture
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - 21st century
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Introduction: studying the journalist's image --; History --; Professionalism --; Difference --; Power --; Image --; War --; Conclusion: imagining the future; 2; b
N2  - 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
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