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Entries from April 2012

Ghana: Digital Dumping Grounds

April 24th, 2012 · Comments Off on Ghana: Digital Dumping Grounds

Lauren, Becca, Sam, Nick Ghana Digital Dumping Ground Producer Peter Klein April 25, 2012 Convergence of Journalism and Film Demonstrated through an investigative documentary Peter W. Klein is a journalist and filmmaker, and is currently a director of the journalism program at the University of British Columbia. He has won Emmy awards for his work […]

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Shattered Glass

April 16th, 2012 · Comments Off on Shattered Glass

Lauren, Sam, Becca, Nick 18 April 2012 Shattered Glass (2003) Director Billy Ray   Reading Between the Li(n)es Finding the truth in journalism Shattered Glass is based on the true story of a young journalist, Stephen Glass, accused and convicted of making up stories for the magazine, The New Republic.   During his years at the […]

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The Insider

April 10th, 2012 · Comments Off on The Insider

Lauren, Becca, Sam and Nick April 11, 2012 The Insider (1999) Director Michael Mann Corporate Interest and Media Expectations The Insider is based on the true story of tobacco expert Jeffrey Wigand, a former lead scientist at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation in Louisville, Kentucky.  He joined the company because he wanted to create a […]

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Live from Baghdad

April 3rd, 2012 · Comments Off on Live from Baghdad

Lauren Bowie, Sam Foster, Becca Sears, Nick Farr Live From Baghdad (2002) Dir. Mick Jackson 3 April, 2012 Live from Baghdad Wartime News Impact on Society The film “Live From Baghdad” was produced in 2002 by HBO. Directed by Mick Jackson and written by Robert Wiener, the film was based on the book written by […]

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