The Reel World: Women’s Film Portrayals as Reflectors of Journalistic Practices and Social Mores

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1.	Title	Title of document	The Reel World: Women’s Film Portrayals as Reflectors of Journalistic Practices and Social Mores
2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Sammye Johnson; Trinity University
3.	Subject	Discipline(s)	Journalism; Cinema; Popular Culture; History; Women; Gender;
3.	Subject	Keyword(s)	Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture; Women; Gender; Cinema; Television; History; Difference;
4.	Description	Abstract	Movies, as an image-forming medium, have been influential in determining the public’s attitudes toward journalists?whether male or female. How accurate and realistic are the film portrayals of women journalists; have these portrayals affected how society perceives the media as a whole? If you’ve been thinking about developing a journalism, mass communication, or media studies course using films to cover wide-ranging topics, this essay offers suggestions for a seminar that will constantly challenge you and your students. The thrust of the Women Journalists in Film class is multi-level, with 16 films examined from three perspectives: sociological, historical, and journalistic. The newspaper industry is examined in "The Front Page" (1931), "His Girl Friday" (1940), "Meet John Doe" (1940), "Arise, My Love" (1941), "Woman of the Year" (1942), "Absence of Malice" (1981), "The Paper" (1994), and "State of Play" (2009). Broadcasting films are represented by "Network" (1976), "The China Syndrome" (1979), "The Electric Horseman" (1979), "Broadcast News" (1987), "Up Close and Personal" (1996), and "Morning Glory" (2010). The magazine industry is revealed in "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" (2003) and "The Devil Wears Prada" (2006).
5.	Publisher	Organizing agency, location	The Norman Lear Center - USC Annenberg
6.	Contributor	Sponsor(s)
7.	Date	(YYYY-MM-DD)	2015-11-13
8.	Type	Status & genre	Invited Article
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9.	Format	File format	Johnson
10.	Identifier	Universal Resource Indicator	http://ijpc.uscannenberg.org/journal/index.php/ijpcjournal/article/view/53
11.	Source	Journal/conference title; vol., no. (year)	The IJPC Journal; Volume 6 - Fall 2015
12.	Language	English=en	en
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