Looking at Britain: British press

Fleet Street is the home of three-quarters of England’s major newspapers, 16 million of which are printed every day. Shows how a newspaper gathers its news, the various functions of its staff, printing, despatch and distribution.

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Credits

director

Gerald Cookson

production company

Kinocrat Films

Duration

00:11:21:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

314974

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspaper publishing - Great Britain

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1965

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