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Author Cox, Jordana, 1986- author.

Title Staged news : the Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspapers in New York / Jordana Cox
Published Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 170 pages) : illustrations
Series Journalism and democracy
Contents Staged news : combining the newspaper and the theatre -- Getting a feel for the office : reimagining the newsroom -- Unanimous indifference : reimagining news publics -- The little man and the loudspeaker : reimagining news media -- The keeper of records : reimagining representation -- Journalistic imagination beyond the FTP
Summary "In 1935, a group of journalists and theater artists embarked on an unusual collaboration. With funds from the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a Depression-era employment initiative established by President Roosevelt's New Deal, they set out to produce news for the theatrical stage. Over the next four years, the New York-based team created six productions, known as the Living Newspapers. Covering a variety of public issues that included affordable housing, the plight of Dust Bowl farmers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and labor law, Living Newspaper productions would reach hundreds of thousands of spectators and inspire adaptations across the country. Staged News interprets the Living Newspaper's process and repertoire amid journalists' changing conceptions of their profession. Jordana Cox spotlights marginalized "newsmakers," particularly Black artists, who challenged the parameters of public knowledge and assumptions surrounding newsworthiness. This timely analysis reveals how a vital theatrical form sprouted from a changing news landscape and reimagined what journalism could do for people seeking democratic change"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 08, 2023)
Subject Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.) -- History
SUBJECT Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.) fast
Subject Living newspaper -- History and criticism
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 20th century
HISTORY / General
Living newspaper
Theater
New York (State) -- New York
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022024381
ISBN 9781613769607
1613769601
9781613769591
1613769598