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SUSPENSEFUL ***”All the President’s Men” movie review

“All the President’s Men” a 1976 drama film staring Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman directed by Allan J. Pakula, was about The Washington Post trying to get the scoop on the a big story covering the Watergate scandal of Richard Nixon. With many dead ends and threats in their way they still managed to get all the pieces to get the top story.

I really enjoyed this movie i’m a big fan of old movies the I like the way the characters dressed the grandness of the film and also the technology such as the pay phones or the rotary phone loved the sound effects of the type writers and the phones going off. the scenes in the movie also developed well gave the audience a mystery and kept your attention the whole way.

I also feel this movie gave a perspective on the life of a journalist the cutting edge the disappointing moments the fight to get a story published and how the information unravels and one of the most iconic scenes and television where bob played by Robert Redford had the secret meeting in the parking lot with “deep throat”.

in all this a much watch rating 🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶our 5

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Memory lane / April 30

I’m going to take it back to 8th grade music class one more time to talk about chapter nine of Covering America. But really, so many of my high school classes prepared me for this chapter. Talking about 8th grade is just for continuity’s sake. Just after the verse of We Didn’t Start the Fire mentioning Walter Winchell, we have one mentioning Joe McCarthy, the force behind McCarthyism. Taking off due to the Associated Press’ dedication to printing news in a timely manner, McCarthyism was the pursuit against communists or anyone who might be a communist in America between the years of 1950 and 1954. When Joseph McCarthy accused you, it was likely you’d be put on a blacklist. His words were able to end careers in the blink of an eye. There was a restless demand for new leads at the time, so McCarthy’s quotes made for good reading. Now, I’d like to fast-forward to my 10th grade photography class where we discussed iconic pictures such as Migrant Mother, Human Torch and Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima to name a very select few. The third photograph, taken by Joe Rosenthal, garnered its fair share of controversy before it won a Pulitzer Prize. The photograph was so perfect, Rosenthal was asked if it was staged. Confused by what photograph was being questioned, as he took many that day, he answered affirmatively. Now, onto my 11th grade gym class, where we were sent out into the woods for orienteering. Because my high school was built near a site designated for atomic waste and the woods were that side, there were always rumors that we were going to die out there. The nuclear waste we were housing? The Manhattan Project. As America’s first attempt at creating an atomic bomb, it’s not shocking that this was a project left on a need-to-know basis. Even people working on the bomb weren’t clear on what the assignment was. William Laurence, however, put together a piece detailing what it was like to see it drop. Of course, it was highly criticized as inhumane, but the piece went on to gain worldwide recognition and a Pulitzer Prize.

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Trouble in the States / April 29

Covering America’s eighth chapter brings several notable figures to light. Because of a music class in eighth grade where we dissected Billy Joel’s We Didn’t Start the Fire, Walter Winchell’s rang a bell. Of course, I didn’t know much more about him other than the fact that he existed, but chapter eight cleared everything up! Starting as a nosy member of a Vaudeville troupe, Winchell would write little tidbits of information backstage. From there, his career took off. Once he obtained a typewriter, he began writing for their paper before he moved onto write for the city’s newest tabloid. Like “time-speak” invented by Harry Luce and Brit Hadden, Winchell was a pioneering user of slanguage, the use of slang in his writing. Eventually, he joined William Randolph Heart at The Mirror. To this day, Winchell is a prime example of the media influencing people’s opinions. Dorothy Thompson was another syndicated journalist who went on to influence the public’s opinions about certain things happening during this time. For example, the coverage of Kristallnacht was hardly coverage at all. Many stories about the brutalities happening overseas were shoved to the inside of the newspapers and not on the front page where we’d see similar stories today. Eventually, Sigrid Schultz detailed the event for the Chicago Tribune. One of the strongest responses came from Thompson on her radio broadcast. During a time when not many people were willing to discuss the tragedy happening in Germany, Thompson stated that we’re all on trial. This is a quote I could easily see applying to today’s political climate. When such travesties are happening, I believe everyone has a responsibility to speak out about them, especially those with more power. While it’s more common today, though not common enough, this certainly wasn’t the case at this time.

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Electrifying conversation / April 29

Chapter seven of Covering America details journalism during the Jazz Age. The 1920s saw all sorts of changes and it even lead up to one of the biggest changes in American history: the fall of the stock market in 1929. But before then, the journalism industry saw many fruitful additions. Magazines, for example, took off during this time. They were similar to newspapers, but their target audience was women as females in the families often did most of the spending. For that reason, many focused on fashion and food, but others tackled political issues like women’s suffrage and abolition as well as touching on science and medicine. Along with advertising for clothing, the up-and-coming concept of department stores were able to capitalize on the popularization of electricity which allowed them to sell things like refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, fans and more. By this point, ⅔ of Americans utilized electricity in their homes. And with the introduction of electricity came the widespread usage of radio throughout the country. This medium allowed the scope of journalism to broaden and those without any sort of specialty were all able to participate in the fun. That fun, however, did not last long. As more people began using the radio to broadcast their personal views, signals started to interfere which was just the beginning of the problems that arose as radio became more popular. During the sinking of the Titanic, nearby radios were turned off while others were too far away to arrive in time to help the doomed ship. Following this, many laws regarding the radio were passed. Now, radios had to be manned at all times and people had to acquire a license before taking part in the increasingly popular radio shows of the time.

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Nothing short of a classic / April 29

Before there was The Paper and before there was The Post, a journalism classic comforted the nation at the turn of the decade when the Second World War was upon us. His Girl Friday, directed by Howard Hawks, put a smile on its viewers face and it did so fast! Seriously, the arguments between Cary Grant as Walter Burns and Rosalind Russell as Hildy Johnson have been clocked at 290 words per minute when the average is just 100 words per minute, according to Turner Classic Movies. That’s fast.

Not only was the movie groundbreaking in terms of speech patterns, but to see a feminist take on a male-dominated industry all the way back in 1940 when the film was released was shocking to me. If they can do it back then, why couldn’t we see a more female-centric journalist movie come to light before The Devil Wears Prada? Maybe I’m biased, and by that I mean, I’m definitely biased, but His Girl Friday is quick to start off very high on my list of favorite journalism movies because of this refreshing view.

Admittedly, I love a strong female character. Like I said before, I’m willing to own up to my bias as someone who views men and women as equals. Hildy is quick to establish herself as just that. She’s quick-witted, intelligent, and won’t back down from an argument. No matter how many times Walter tries to sweet talk her into coming back into his life, whether it’s on a personal or professional level, Hildy stands firm in her decision to say no. I even noticed her talking over Walter a few times. Even in today’s world, these are things women are often too scared to do. She yells back, speaks her mind and demands Walter listen to her as she does so, which was more than enough for me to be intrigued by the movie. What’s Hildy going to say next? I guess I’ll have to keep watching in order to find out.

On the other side of the ring, Walter Burns and his newspaper are strong contenders. He even weasels himself into a dinner-date with the soon-to-be-married couple, Hildy and Bruce Baldwin played by Ralph Bellamy. And if you forget who he’s played by, Walter even points it out when he’s describing him to Mollie Malloy, played by Helen Hack. Easter eggs like this really make a movie worth a re-watch. That alone makes a movie better, in my opinion. If i spend money on a DVD, I want it to be worth popping out and watching a few times over again. I didn’t even catch the quote until the second time I watched the movie.

But back to the character of Walter Burns, he’s definitely a spitfire in his own right. He always has a way to come back at Hildy for something she’s said. He’s a little bit of a snake, it seems, as he tries to manipulate his ex-wife into writing for him and even going so far as to remarry him. While I’d hate to meet someone like this in real life, it’s cool to see a character like that in a movie. At the end of the day, his tactics work and he’s convincing Hildy to do one more story with him. He tells her this story could very well save the life of a man set to be executed tomorrow morning. And once again, Hildy proves just how good she is at her art and how much she loves it. Hildy, with all her dimensions, her dazzling attitude and her equally as powerful counterpart, Walter, proves just how good of a movie His Girl Friday is and why we should love it.

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4.27.18 | #HerksBookClub: Covering America

After reading Covering America chapters 1-9 & twelve. I have decided to skip chapter 10 & 11. However, I did read pieces of 10, 11, 13 and 14, therefore I will give my review on this book. If you have an interest in understanding the role journalism has played in mass communications this is the book for you! Christopher Daly does a great job giving context to systems and the people involved. CLICK HERE to see my observations of each chapter.

Rating: 📚📚📚📚.5/5

Though I believe this book is an essential contribution to the field of communications, my reasons for rating it a short of perfect 4.5/5 are minor, however critical to both history and journalism:

This textbook does not feature any Indigenous American publications or journalist. Publications like the ‘Cherokee Phoenix’ (1828-1834), ‘La Prensa-El Diaro’ (1913-present) or journalist like Jose Marti.

Another omission in relation to African American publications, is prior to the ‘Tulsa race riots’ in 1921, there were thirty African-American newspapers in Oklahoma.

Besides those two reason, I would personally like to thank Christopher for his work.

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Spotlight Thesis

After watching the movie spotlight it broaden my knowledge of the plot of the movie, this lead me to the thesis of that not all but most some priest around the world are molesting children and its still in some cases being swept under the rug and this is now being a issue in our city of buffalo ny.