{"id":5136,"date":"2020-12-07T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/?p=5136"},"modified":"2020-12-06T18:39:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-06T23:39:17","slug":"sophie-historical-journalism-dramas-you-need-to-watch-over-winter-break","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/2020\/12\/07\/sophie-historical-journalism-dramas-you-need-to-watch-over-winter-break\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie: Historical Journalism Dramas You Need to Watch Over Winter Break"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As a Film\/TV major who\u2019s dabbled in journalism throughout my time at BU, a good historical drama based on real-life journalistic triumphs never fails to get my heart pounding. And if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve probably lost your patience with media coverage a time or two in the last few months. So if you need a boost of passion about the importance of the fourth estate, here\u2019s a list of films for you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shattered Glass<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

Shattered Glass tells the story of Stephen Glass, a New Republic reporter from the late \u201890s. This movie is the ignored middle child of the historical journalism drama genre and I can\u2019t figure out why. At risk of giving too much away, all I\u2019ll say is that Hayden Christensen is a monster in this film. It\u2019s completely underrated and the plot really sneaks up on you. I\u2019m putting it at the top of the list so you\u2019ll take it seriously for the masterpiece that it is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Spotlight<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

Want to honor your COM heritage? Check out Spotlight. The protagonists of this film are COM alums themselves. Go check the Pulitzer wall if you don\u2019t believe me. Heard of this movie? Of course you have: it won the Academy Award for Best Picture back in 2016. One of the most well-known films of the genre, this movie is beautifully written and produced. And it\u2019s set right here in Boston.<\/span><\/p>\n

All The President\u2019s Men<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

When you think of political journalism at its finest, you probably think of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein and the downfall of Richard Nixon. Made in 1976, this movie is genre-defining. Scratch that–it\u2019s genre-creating. As we navigate the current era of political corruption, you\u2019ve got to check this one out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Frost\/Nixon<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

All these films about Nixon, and this is the only one that has him as an actual character who interacts with the protagonists in any kind of significant way. This movie is also neglected in the name of its more popular peers (notably <\/span>Spotlight<\/span><\/i> and <\/span>All The President\u2019s Men<\/span><\/i>). In spite of this, it\u2019s deeply relevant, another must-see in these unprecedented times. The most famous line? \u201cWhen the President does it, that means it\u2019s not illegal.\u201d Bone-chilling, right?<\/span><\/p>\n

The Post<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

By now you might be rolling your eyes and thinking to yourself, ugh, is this another movie about Watergate? Well, not exactly. This film tells the story of the Pentagon Papers, and how Katherine Graham launched The Washington Post into the big leagues. Also, unlike the rest of the films on this list, this one\u2019s got a female protagonist.<\/span><\/p>\n

You don\u2019t have to be a journalism student to love these movies. Not a film fanatic? Try one or two of them; they just might surprise you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a Film\/TV major who\u2019s dabbled in journalism throughout my time at BU, a good historical drama based on real-life journalistic triumphs never fails to get my heart pounding. And if you\u2019re like me, you\u2019ve probably lost your patience with media coverage a time or two in the last few months. So if you need … Continue reading Sophie: Historical Journalism Dramas You Need to Watch Over Winter Break<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2018,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[44586],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5136"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2018"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5136"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5136\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5139,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5136\/revisions\/5139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5136"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5136"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.bu.edu\/comblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5136"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}