Spotlight on Journalism and Popular Heroism: The Rise from Tabloid Stars to Digital Activists (Routledge Research in Journalism)

This book offers fresh insights into the central role of journalism in shaping popular memories of community heroism in times of crisis.Further, it challenges familiar assumptions about Hollywood celebrity reporting and shows journalists’ active role in connecting popular culture icons with local communities. This book showcases fresh insights into how audiences collaborated and contributed to these widespread stories.The chapters included show how His Girl Friday, a Hollywood classic about tabloid newsroom stars, became a must-see movie for journalists, inspiring hundreds to choose the profession.Other appearances include Peter Fleming (James Bond creator Ian Fleming’s brother) and Norman Rockwell who helped create heroic characters in the news that became global symbols of community leadership.This offers a look at digital news activists who recreated heroic icons in social media to champion human rights in the Middle East.The historical and contemporary case studies offer insights i