Introduction. "History of the most graphic and thrilling sort" : the history of the newsreel, the newsreel as history -- News parade : the logic of the newsreel system -- Newsreel realism : redefining the real in motion picture news -- "Heroes of the lens" : newsreel cameramen, the Sino-Japanese War, and looking as action -- "Come along. We're going to the Trans-Lux to hiss Roosevelt" : modernity, virtual travel and the newsreel cinema as public forum -- Double vision : World War Two, racial uplift, and politics of visibility in the all-American newsreel -- Conclusion. News parade's gone by?
Summary
"A look at the United States' conflicted relationship with news and the media, through the lens of the newsreel."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2020)
