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

Av:

Cox, Jordana, 1986- [aut]

text

Medietyp:

unmediated

Bärartyp:

volume

ISBN:

9781625346797

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DDK-klassifikation:

792.0973 23/swe

SAB-klassifikation:

Ikb-qa

Innehåll:

Theater, news, and journalistic imagination -- Getting a feel for the office: reimagining the newsroom -- The court of public opinion: reimagining news publics -- The little man and the loudspeaker: reimagining news media -- The keeper of records: reimagining representation -- Outside and after the NYLN: reimagining Living Newspapers.

Sammanfattning: [Baksidestext:] 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 the next four years, the New York-based team created six productions, known as the Living Newspapers. Covering a variety of public issues that included affordable housing, the plight of Dust Bowl farmers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and labor law, Living Newspaper productions would reach hundreds of thousands of spectators and inspire adaptations across the country. 'Staged News' interprets the Living Newspaper's process and repertoire amid journalists' changing conceptions of their profession. Jordana Cox spotlights marginalized "newsmakers," particularly Black artists, who challenged the parameters of public knowledge and assumptions surrounding newsworthiness. This timely analysis reveals how a vital theatrical form sprouted from a changing news landscape and reimagined what journalism could do for people seeking democratic change.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Musik- och teaterbiblioteket Öppen samling, seminarieytan	B34.559		Available		26201875716

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[Baksidestext:] 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 the next four years, the New York-based team created six productions, known as the Living Newspapers. Covering a variety of public issues that included affordable housing, the plight of Dust Bowl farmers, the Tennessee Valley Authority, and labor law, Living Newspaper productions would reach hundreds of thousands of spectators and inspire adaptations across the country. 'Staged News' interprets the Living Newspaper's process and repertoire amid journalists' changing conceptions of their profession. Jordana Cox spotlights marginalized "newsmakers," particularly Black artists, who challenged the parameters of public knowledge and assumptions surrounding newsworthiness. This timely analysis reveals how a vital theatrical form sprouted from a changing news landscape and reimagined what journalism could do for people seeking democratic change.