Classic Newspaper Industry Films 2 DVD Set

 

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As predecessor to the internet and television news, newspapers played an integral role in the daily lives of individuals and were vital to the dissemination of civic and entertainment information. Spanning a wide range of topics from wood pulp paper manufacturing to content presentation to vintage printing and reporting techniques, this historical compilation includes (7) films which outline the methodology and ideology of newspaper production during the hay day of print news.

Brazil Gets the News

Length: 10 Minutes | Produced:1942

Brazil Gets the News is a highly fictitious World War II Propaganda piece that insists Brazils media was as free and unrestricted as Americas, as well as other dubious claims. Brazil was being courted by the United States for help in World War II, and this film was a part of that effort. The footage itself, propaganda aside, is full of fantastic shots of historic printing presses and other newspaper production machinery. Other ludicrous claims, like how Sao Paulo is the Detroit of Brazil, make this historical film engrossingly antiquated. Brazil Gets the News is a superb vintage video for several reasons.

Good Neighbors

Length: 22 Minutes | Produced:1944

This film was made to promote the Minnesota Star Journal newspaper.

From Trees to Tribunes

Length: 25 Minutes | Produced:1931

This is a brilliant inside look into the creation of the Chicago Tribune that includes excellent footage of printing presses and newspaper manufacturing equipment.

Spot News

Length: 9 Minutes | Produced:1937

This is a fascinating look at how pictures were transferred by wire just after the technology was introduced in the early 1930s. Wire service changed the way information traveled and increased the speed at which news could be disseminated.

17 Days: The Story of Newspaper History in the Making

Length: 16 Minutes | Produced:1945

This is a bizarre newspaper industry strike film in which New York City has no newspaper drivers for 17 days! This film was sponsored by the newspaper industry itself, so it is quite unsympathetic to the striking workers and more focused on how the citizens on New York City needed their daily newspaper.

Dateline Long Island

Length: 28 Minutes | Produced:1940

This is a newspaper in society social piece that explores the role of the newspaper in a growing Long Island community. It includes great footage of newspaper printing and newsrooms.