If Only Hollywood Could Get It Right..

[Frank W. Baker]

Since the start of the talkies all the way through today, "female journalist" has been a classic archetype in film and television. But whereas being a female reporter was once synonymous with tenacity, superior intellect, and wit, today's fictional female reporter serves as shorthand for new media reporter/blogger: young, naïve, and morally bankrupt.  More in: Hollywood's utter failure to accurately portray female journalists

[Shirley Durr]

Fascinating! I might consider this -- with a few edits -- if I was still teaching Journalism.

I wonder why she doesn't mention The Front Page in her recounting of old movies?

[Frank W. Baker]

There are a number of excellent books that deal with inaccuracies in films that attempt to portray historical events factually. I recently wrote about all of this for the USA TODAY education blog:
http://usatodayeducation.com/lounge/2013/01/14/movies-are-not-histo...