You published the Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film in 2020, and you write in the preface that your book is designed to identify the significant movies involving members of the press. Rich, thanks for joining me today on the Journalism History podcast. On this episode of the Journalism History podcast, we review this broad sweep of journalism movies with Richard Ness, a professor of film studies at Western Illinois University and the author of the Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film. And Network follows Peter FinchĪs a television anchor who turns his slumping program into a popular variety show, more entertainment than honest news. Ace in the Hole presents Kirk Douglas as an unscrupulous reporter willing to command’s life to milk a story. Citizen Kane stars Orson Welles as a publisher, taking advantage of his influence for personal and political gain. Even superheroes get ink on their hands from Clark Kent filing reports on Superman for the Daily Planet, to Peter Parker selling photographs of Spiderman to the Daily Bugle.īut there is another batch of films that explores the seedier side of journalism. Crusading reporters exposed sexual abuse in the Catholic Church in Spotlight.
Woodward and Bernstein reveal White House corruption in All the President’s Men. Journalists are the good guys in many acclaimed films. The reporter’s lifestyle can be unpredictable and exciting and daring, watching history unfold from a front-row seat, investigating gangsters and crooked politicians, competing against the clock and each other to break the big news stories, the deadline fast approaches. Journalism offers plenty of fodder for filmmakers. Transcripts of the show are available online at /podcast. This episode is sponsored by Taylor and Francis, the publisher of our academic journal, Journalism History.
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Nick Hirshon: And together, we are professional media historians guiding you through our own drafts of history. Ken Ward: And I’m Ken Ward, and I research the journalism history of the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains. Nick Hirshon: And I’m Nick Hirshon, and I research the history of New York sports.
Teri Finneman: I’m Teri Finneman, and I research media coverage of women in politics. Nick Hirshon: Welcome to Journalism History, a podcast that rips out the pages of your history books to reexamine the stories you thought you knew, and the ones you were never told. But if you have a journalist in a movie, it could be a Western, it could be a war film, it could be a horror film. If you have a gangster in a movie, it’s a gangster movie. Richard Ness: If you have a cowboy in a movie, chances are pretty good it’s a Western.
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