The Journalist in British Fiction and Film

Guarding the Guardians from 1900 to the Present

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, British, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Journalism
Cover of the book The Journalist in British Fiction and Film by Sarah Lonsdale, Bloomsbury Publishing
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sarah Lonsdale ISBN: 9781474220552
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: July 14, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Language: English
Author: Sarah Lonsdale
ISBN: 9781474220552
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: July 14, 2016
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English

Why did Edwardian novelists portray journalists as swashbuckling, truth-seeking super-heroes whereas post-WW2 depictions present the journalist as alienated outsider? Why are contemporary fictional journalists often deranged, murderous or intensely vulnerable? As newspaper journalism faces the double crisis of a lack of trust post-Leveson, and a lack of influence in the fragmented internet age, how do cultural producers view journalists and their role in society today?

In The Journalist in British Fiction and Film Sarah Lonsdale traces the ways in which journalists and newspapers have been depicted in fiction, theatre and film from the dawn of the mass popular press to the present day. The book asks first how journalists were represented in various distinct periods of the 20th century and then attempts to explain why these representations vary so widely. This is a history of the British press, told not by historians and sociologists, but by writers and directors as well as journalists themselves. In uncovering dozens of forgotten fictions, Sarah Lonsdale explores the bare-knuckled literary combat conducted by writers contesting the disputed boundaries between literature and journalism. Within these texts and films there is perhaps also a clue as to how the best aspects of 'Fourth estate' journalism can survive in the digital age.

Authors covered in the volume include: Martin Amis, Graham Greene, George Orwell, Pat Barker, Evelyn Waugh, Elizabeth Bowen, Arnold Wesker and Rudyard Kipling. Television and films covered include House of Cards (US and UK versions), Spotlight, Defence of the Realm, Secret State and State of Play.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Why did Edwardian novelists portray journalists as swashbuckling, truth-seeking super-heroes whereas post-WW2 depictions present the journalist as alienated outsider? Why are contemporary fictional journalists often deranged, murderous or intensely vulnerable? As newspaper journalism faces the double crisis of a lack of trust post-Leveson, and a lack of influence in the fragmented internet age, how do cultural producers view journalists and their role in society today?

In The Journalist in British Fiction and Film Sarah Lonsdale traces the ways in which journalists and newspapers have been depicted in fiction, theatre and film from the dawn of the mass popular press to the present day. The book asks first how journalists were represented in various distinct periods of the 20th century and then attempts to explain why these representations vary so widely. This is a history of the British press, told not by historians and sociologists, but by writers and directors as well as journalists themselves. In uncovering dozens of forgotten fictions, Sarah Lonsdale explores the bare-knuckled literary combat conducted by writers contesting the disputed boundaries between literature and journalism. Within these texts and films there is perhaps also a clue as to how the best aspects of 'Fourth estate' journalism can survive in the digital age.

Authors covered in the volume include: Martin Amis, Graham Greene, George Orwell, Pat Barker, Evelyn Waugh, Elizabeth Bowen, Arnold Wesker and Rudyard Kipling. Television and films covered include House of Cards (US and UK versions), Spotlight, Defence of the Realm, Secret State and State of Play.

More books from Bloomsbury Publishing

Cover of the book Kenneth Kaunda, the United States and Southern Africa by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book The Tulip by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Raiders from New France by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Design for Sustainable Change by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Marlowe’s Literary Scepticism by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Steve Backshall's Venom by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Journeys Through ADDulthood by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Law of Misstatements by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book B-24 Liberator Units of the Eighth Air Force by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book RAF Mustang and Thunderbolt Aces by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Basic Income by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Music After Deleuze by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book A Transnational Study of Law and Justice on TV by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book One Last Word by Sarah Lonsdale
Cover of the book Spinoza by Sarah Lonsdale
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy