Filming the First: Cinematic Portrayals of Freedom of the Press

by Bruce E. Altschuler, Brandon T. Metroka, Helen J. Knowles-Gardner

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits Congress from abridging freedom of the press. But, as the printed press has been transformed into mass media with Americans now more likely to get their political information from television or social media than from print, confidence in this important, mediating institution has fallen dramatically. Movies, in their role as cultural artifacts, have long reflected and influenced those public...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1793650446
• ISBN13: 9781793650443
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 302 Pages