Journalism, Politics, and Contemporary Documentaries: A “Based on a True Story” Dossier
2015; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/15551393.2015.1026600
ISSN1555-1407
AutoresRoger F. Cook, Tim P. Vos, Brad Prager, Joanna Hearne,
Tópico(s)Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis
ResumoThese four essays are geared toward examining transformations in contemporary documentary form, with the aim of profiting from intersections between discourses in Journalism Studies and Film Studies. They analyze areas of overlap in order to understand changes in the production and reception of recent nonfiction films. Roger F. Cook uses the term "Docu-Entertainment" to describe how Hollywood genres have been increasingly integrated into films, arguing that this impacts content. Tim P. Vos employs the term "gatekeeping forces" to explore how theories of journalistic gatekeeping can serve as a valuable heuristic device for understanding how documentary films produce their distinctive content and how documentarians' work is distinct from that of journalists who cover similar public affairs issues. In his study of The Waiting Room (2012), Brad Prager analyzes that film's formal choices to understand the balance it strikes between objectivity and advocacy. Finally, Joanna Hearne's study of Mighty Times: The Children's March (2004) and The Black Power Mixtape, 1967–1975 (2011) assesses how documentary filmmakers have been finding new means of sourcing of their archival materials owing to the charged atmospheres of contestation in which the films are produced.
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