An historical review of freedom of the press in America from Zenger’s weekly journal to the publication of today’s newspapers. The film covers one news story (President Truman’s tax proposal) to metropolitan, small town and rural newspapers. Differentiates between news reporting and editorialising.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320671
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Editors
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Freedom of the press
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Objectivity
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reporters and reporting
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Civil rights
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Journalism - Political aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Political aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)