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About The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Project
The mission of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture, a project of The Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, is to investigate and analyze, through research and publication, the conflicting images of the journalist in film, television, radio, fiction, commercials, cartoons, comic books, video games, music, art and other aspects of popular culture demonstrating their impact on the American public's perception of newsgatherers. Founded in 2000, the project is directed by Joe Saltzman, professor of journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
For more information: IJPC Factsheet.
The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture with Joe Saltzman -- a visual summary of IJPC research at USC Annenberg
Click on the image of Clark Kent reading the Daily Planet to see how even the Daily Planet has been caught up in the 21st century newspaper turmoil.
Encyclopedia of Journalists on Film
By Richard R. Ness
Professor of Film and Media Studies at Western Illinois University
Publication date: January 2020. Rowman & Littefield Publishers
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Heroes and Scoundrels:
The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture
By Matthew C. Ehrlich
Professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and
Joe Saltzman
Professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California
Publication date: April 2015. University of Illinois Press
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Journalism in the Movies
By Matthew C. Ehrlich
Professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film
By Joe Saltzman
Professor of journalism and communication at USC Annenberg
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