Learning on ScreenNewspaper History Films DVD
- Synopsis
- A compilation of 9 archival films on aspects of the newspaper industry in the USA
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 2007
- Year of production
- 1924-1950
- Subjects
- Media studies
- Keywords
- journalism; newspapers; newsprint; archive films
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 0
- Price
- $9.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 183 minutes
- Year
- 2007
Sections
- Title
- 17 Days: The Story of Newspaper inthe Making
- Synopsis
- A film documenting New York’s newspaper delivery driver strike in 1945 and the extraordinary lengths people would go to to get their newspapers.
- Duration
- 17 mins
- Title
- Dateline: Long Island
- Synopsis
- A film from the 1950s on the history and operations of Newsday, Long Island’s newspaper, with footage as much about the geographical market of the paper as the exposition of the newspaper’s manifold operations.
- Duration
- 44 mins
- Title
- Trees to Tributes
- Synopsis
- The Chigaco Tribune presentation that’s really two films in one - a 1937 sound film documentating the production of news print from the forest to the factory floor, and a silent film of an earlier era capturing the rest of the process of producing a paper, from reporting staff to editors to mass scale printing and finally to the subscriber’s door.
- Duration
- 20 mins
- Title
- Good Neighbors
- Synopsis
- An engaging Minneapolis Star Journal And Tribune wartime presentation exhibiting the people and technology behind the newspaper’s daily operations and its contributions to the life of their community. 1944.
- Duration
- 22 mins
- Title
- Journalism
- Synopsis
- The "'write’" stuff of the cosmos of U. S. journalism immediately prior to American participation in World War II, chronicling what was expected of writers and editors during the prime time days of print. 1940.
- Duration
- 11 mins
- Title
- Newspaper Story
- Synopsis
- Encyclopedia Britannica’s explanation of how a single story goes through a whole series of processes to end up as a story in a delivered newspaper. 1950.
- Duration
- 37 mins
- Title
- Printing
- Synopsis
- A Vocational Guidance Films, Inc. presentation on the variety of entry-level jobs available in printing operations to students entering the work force. 1947.
- Duration
- 11 mins
- Title
- Spot News
- Synopsis
- A celebration of the wonders of the wire transmission of photos and its permanent impact on print media. 1937.
- Duration
- 9 mins
- Title
- Tribune-American Dream Picture
- Synopsis
- An endearing but by any measure bizarre silent reel by the Oakland Tribune-American which makes the film the winning entry in the paper’s "Most Unusual Dream" contest. 1924.
- Duration
- 7 mins
Distributor
- Name
MediaOutlet.com
- service@prosperohouse.com
- Web
- http://www.mediaoutlet.com/ External site opens in new window
- Address
- PO Box 1432
Bayonne
NJ 07002
USA - Notes
- Specialises in US archival moving image and sound material, particularly vintage radio and public service films and broadcasts that have been digitally restored. Formerly known as Earthstation.com. Sale on multi-region DVD or CD.
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