IFC FIX

Get Yours

Track premiere: Good Old War “It Hurts Every Time” 020912_amnesia

Lost Memories: Our 10 favorite amnesia movies 020712_rampart-cic

Call-In Commentary: Watch the “Rampart” trailer with writer-director Oren Moverman MSDRACA EC011

The rise of the film critic filmmaker

Making Movie News

All the ways journalists have been portrayed on screen, from backbiting magazine staffers to fast-talking reporters and cynical TV talking heads.

Podcasts

Posted December 01st, 2008, 8:12 AM by Alison Willmore

The Hollywood Reporter has promised that “no movie flatters the press” like Ron Howard’s “Frost/Nixon.” Well, to be fair, most movies don’t try to flatter the press at all. On this week’s IFC News podcast, we look at the different ways journalists have been portrayed on screen, from backbiting magazine staffers to fast-talking, amoral reporters and cynical TV talking heads, with the occasional heroic turn throw in.

Download: MP3, 33:01 minutes, 30.2 MB

Subscribe to the podcast: [iTunes] [XML]

Tags: Frost/Nixon, His Girl Friday, journalists, Network, Ron Howard, Shattered Glass

Logout

http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 Making Movie News type:title title:making-movie-news articles type:post-type post-type:articles Alison Willmore type:author author:alison-willmore Podcasts type:category category:podcasts Frost/Nixon type:post-tag post-tag:frost-nixon His Girl Friday post-tag:his-girl-friday journalists post-tag:journalists Network post-tag:network Ron Howard post-tag:ron-howard Shattered Glass post-tag:shattered-glass auto-tagged

Newest
comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 reverseChronological
Oldest
comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 chronological
Most Replied
comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 repliesDescending
Most Liked
comment-stream childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 likesDescending

Comments(

childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105

)

childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 childrenof:http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 type:comment -(user.state:ModeratorBanned OR state:ModeratorDeleted,SystemFlagged,CommunityFlagged) -source:Twitter safeHTML:aggressive children -(user.state:ModeratorBanned OR state:ModeratorDeleted,SystemFlagged,CommunityFlagged) safeHTML:aggressive http://www.ifc.com/fix/2008/12/ifc-news-podcast-105 Making Movie News type:title title:making-movie-news articles type:post-type post-type:articles Alison Willmore type:author author:alison-willmore Podcasts type:category category:podcasts Frost/Nixon type:post-tag post-tag:frost-nixon His Girl Friday post-tag:his-girl-friday journalists post-tag:journalists Network post-tag:network Ron Howard post-tag:ron-howard Shattered Glass post-tag:shattered-glass auto-tagged