Staged news : the Federal Theatre Project's Living Newspapers in New York /

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"In 1935, a group of journalists and theater artists embarked on an unusual collaboration. With funds from the Federal Theatre Project (FTP), a Depression-era employment initiative established by President Roosevelt's New Deal, they set out to produce news for the theatrical stage. Over th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Cox, Jordana, 1986- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2023]
Series:Journalism and democracy
Subjects:
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.) > History.
Federal Theatre Project (New York, N.Y.)
1900-1999
Living newspaper > History and criticism.
Theater > New York (State) > New York > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / General
Living newspaper
Theater
New York (State) > New York
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Staged news : combining the newspaper and the theatre
  • Getting a feel for the office : reimagining the newsroom
  • Unanimous indifference : reimagining news publics
  • The little man and the loudspeaker : reimagining news media
  • The keeper of records : reimagining representation
  • Journalistic imagination beyond the FTP.

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