Legacy of a kidnapping : Lindbergh and the triumph of the tabloids / an essay by Lewis Lapham ; the Press and the Public Project presents.

A documentary tracing how today's tabloid journalism evolved from one of the landmark events of American mass communications -- the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Media critic Lewis Lapham discovers in this case the origin of many of such elements as infotainment, celebrity anchors, "soft news," pappara...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Press and the Public Project
California Newsreel (Firm)
Other Authors: Lapham, Lewis H.
Handros, Libby
Teodoru, Michael
Kirby, John
Language:English
Subjects:
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus, > 1930-1932 > Kidnapping, 1932 > Press coverage.
Lindbergh, Charles A. > (Charles Augustus), > 1902-1974 > Press coverage.
Hauptmann, Bruno Richard, > 1899-1936 > Trials, litigation, etc. > Press coverage.
Simpson, O. J., > 1947- > Trials, litigation, etc. > Press coverage.
Diana, > Princess of Wales, > 1961-1997 > Death and burial > Press coverage.
Lewinsky, Monica S. > (Monica Samille), > 1973- > Press coverage.
Celebrities > Press coverage.
Tabloid newspapers.
Sensationalism in journalism.
Sensationalism on television.
Journalism > Objectivity > United States.
Journalism > Social aspects > United States.
Television broadcasting of news > Social aspects > United States.
Documentary television programs.
Genre:
Trials, litigation, etc.
Documentary television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Legacy of a kidnapping : the triumph of the tabloid
Lindbergh and the triumph of the tabloids
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A documentary tracing how today's tabloid journalism evolved from one of the landmark events of American mass communications -- the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Media critic Lewis Lapham discovers in this case the origin of many of such elements as infotainment, celebrity anchors, "soft news," papparazzi, the media "feeding frenzy." He reconstructs the media coverage of the Lindbergh case and of the accused kidnapper Bruno Hauptmann using clips from the "mega-stories" of the present -- the O.J. Simpson trial, Princess Diana's death and the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
Note:Originally produced for the television program Inside Story.
Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by California Newsreel in 2000.
Call Number:HV6603.L5 L44 2018 VideoDVD
Credits:Producer, Libby Handros ; co-producers, Michael Teodoru, John Kirby ; writer, Lewis Lapham ; editor, John Kirby.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Participant or Performer:
Narrator, Lewis Lapham.