Stop the Presses! Journalism movies from "His Girl Friend" to "Spotlight"
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We explore the treatment of journalism and reporters in Hollywood films, from the early days up to the current era—from The Front Page to Spotlight.
- Week 1 - Screwball reporters: The Front Page, Mr. Deeds Goes to Town, His Girl Friday
- Week 2 - Corruption/Yellow Journalism: Citizen Kane
- Week 3 – 1950’s newsies: The Big Carnival, Goodnight and Good Luck
- Week 4 - The Watergate era: All the President’s Men, The Parallax View, The Post
- Week 5 - TV news: Network, Broadcast News, Wag the Dog
- Week 6 - Heroes and villains in the modern era: Spotlight, Shattered Glass, She Said