This is a comprehensive documentation of a day in the life of a large American metropolitan newspaper, the “Los Angeles Times”. Included are roles of political and sports reporters, cartoonists, photographers, music critics, recipe testers. Advertising layouts, editing processes, proof reading. Computer techniques in type-setting and printing are also shown.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
504389
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Editing
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalists
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspaper layout and typrography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspaper publishing - United States
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Newspapers - Employees
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Reporters and reporting
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Journalism - Political aspects
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Printing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)