You probably have seen this newspaper many times.
In fact, I know you have. So have I.
And, no, I have never read it.
It is the newspaper as Hollywood prop, and in the case of the so called Hays Newspaper, this one is a very busy “actor” indeed.
We see it in everything from Desperate Housewives to Modern Family to the old Dallas. While the actors holding the newspaper change, the pages of the newspaper stay the same. A timeless piece. One in which the headlines can be altered to advance the storyline, but the rest of the page remains intact.
Take a look here:
My message to producers:
Listen, modern newspapers don’t look like this much anymore. In fact, seeing the pages here remind me of the examples we would see in the iconic 1956 Edmund Arnold book.
I think it is time to update the look of the Hays Newspaper. It should have wider columns, larger photos and, of course, color!
I find it difficult to believe that the same producers who would worry about getting period pieces precisely right when it comes to sets and costumes, will allow for a relic of a newspaper with a design of another era to appear in shows that range the full chronological deck from Dallas to Modern Family.
Let’s hear it for the power of the press
Nearly 350 newspapers will publish editorials against Donald Trump’s war on the press. The Boston Globe coordinated the effort after the president intensified his anti-press attacks, including barring a reporter from a public event. National papers have agreed to participate alongside hundreds of local media outlets.
https://money.cnn.com/2018/08/11/media/boston-globe-free-press-editorial/index.html
Highlight from The New York Times editorial:
Criticizing the news media — for underplaying or overplaying stories, for getting something wrong — is entirely right. News reporters and editors are human, and make mistakes. Correcting them is core to our job. But insisting that truths you don’t like are “fake news” is dangerous to the lifeblood of democracy. And calling journalists the “enemy of the people” is dangerous, period.
Mario’s Speaking Engagements
October 6, 20, 27–King’s College, New York City
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