Hollywood Representations of Irish Journalism: A Case Study of Veronica Guerin

Pat Brereton

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Hollywood Representations of Irish Journalism: A Case Study of Veronica Guerin

Pat Brereton

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Abstract

This paper emanates from an interest in how the journalist profession is represented on film. This discussion is framed, broadly, by an effort to gauge the performative nature of journalists, from ‘hard-boiled’ press hacks to egomaniacal TV reporters, while situating the vocation within conventional media studies, which privileges political and ethical indicators like ‘the Fourth Estate’ or as ‘Public Watchdog’.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	104-14
Journal	Irish Communications Review
Volume	11
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21427/d78x34 https://doi.org/10.21427/d7219k
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

journalists
journalism
film
representations
Veronica Guerin
reporters
Ireland

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