mass communication, media and society

Lauren, Becca, Sam, Nick 2 May 2012 The Social Network (2010) Director David Fincher Behind the Beginning of Social Networking Based loosely on the 2009 novel The Accidental Billionaires by Ben Mezrich, The Social Network portrays the triumphs and tribulations of the founding of social networking website “Facebook”. The film is “intercut with scenes from […]

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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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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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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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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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Lauren Bowie, Becca Sears, Sam Foster, Nick Farr Talk Radio (1988) Director Oliver Stone 28 March 2012 Controversy on the Radio In 1988, Oliver Stone and and Eric Bogosian came together to write a storyline about a Jewish man named Barry Champlain.  Based in Dallas, Texas, the radio host has a knack for cutting people […]

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Lauren Bowie, Becca Sears, Sam Foster, Nick Farr The Most Dangerous Man in America (2009) Dir. Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith 21 March 2012 Newspaper Influence: Pentagon Papers Revealed The Most Dangerous Man in America is a documentary based on Daniel Ellsberg and the unveiling of the Pentagon Papers.  This was an extremely crucial moment […]

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Lauren Bowie, Becca Sears, Sam Foster, Nick Farr All The President’s Men (1976) Director Alan Pakula March 7, 2012 Journalism in the Watergate Scandal The 1976 film was produced surprisingly soon after the Watergate Scandal occurred in 1972.  All the President’s Men is based off the non-fiction book written by the two reporters who were […]

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Lauren Bowie, Sam Foster, Becca Sears, Nick Farr Quiz Show (1994) Dir. Robert Redford 29 February 2012 Television Entertainment Scandal in Game Shows   Quiz Show is based on the true story of Charles Van Doren, a professor from Columbia University, who was caught up in a cheating scandal on a game show in 1959. […]

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Lauren Bowie, Becca Sear, Sam Foster, Nick Farr Good Night and Good Luck Producer: George Clooney 22 February 2012 Media Importance The dialectic between political and commercialized sectors   Produced in 2005 and directed by George Clooney, Good Night and Good Luck, presents an interesting commentary on the world of media during the time of […]

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