The proliferation of cinemas in the 1930’s, and the advent of the newsreel provided a window on the world for the ordinary working class person. This film presents two newsreels produced by two different companies as they appeared in the cinemas on 30th March, 1939, each giving a scant coverage of world political events, and social and sporting events on the home scene. Useful to compare the coverage of events in the two newsreels as well as comparing the newsreel with today’s television news coverage. Suitable for middle and upper secondary levels.
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ACMI Identifier
507181
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Journalism - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Political aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture journalism
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion picture theaters
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures in propaganda
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting of news
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communication - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Journalism - Political aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Political aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures in propaganda
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social influence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social role
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social values
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → World politics
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Social role
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)