The American Newsreel: A Complete History, 1911-1967

by Raymond Fielding

For fifty years, the newsreel was a fixture in American movie theaters. Released twice a week, less than ten minutes long, each had news footage that combined journalism with entertainment. With the advent of television news programs after World War II, newsreels began to be obsolete, but they remain the first instances of moving image photographic journalism and were for decades a unique source of information--and misinformation. This history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786466103
• ISBN13: 9780786466108
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.8" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher