This is an amazing two-DVD collection of vintage newspaper films packed with historical footage from the rich history of American newspapers. From writing and editing to printing and delivery, execution to dissemination, this compilation of newspaper production films has it all. Topics Include: Journalism, Printing Presses, Typesetting, The Associated Press, The AP Wire, The Chicago Tribune. Table Of Contents: Disc One: (1) From Trees to Tribunes (1931) - This is a brilliant inside look into the creation of the Chicago Tribune that includes excellent footage of printing presses and newspaper manufacturing equipment - 25 Minutes (2) Trees to Tribunes (1937) - A wonderful film that truly follows the production of newspapers from beginning to end. The film starts with loggers preparing for the lumber season and ends with the newspapers actually on the local rack! - 20 Minutes (3) Good Neighbors (1944) - The Minnesota Star Journal is the feature of this classic newspaper operations film - 21 Minutes Disc Two: (1) Spot News (1937) - This is a fascinating look at how pictures were transferred by wire just after the technology was introduced in the early 1930s. Wire service changed the way information traveled and increased the speed at which news could be disseminated - 9 Minutes (2) 17 Days: The Story of Newspaper History in the Making (1945) - This is a bizarre newspaper industry strike film in which New York City has no newspaper drivers for 17 days! - 16 Minutes (3) Brazil Gets the News (1942) - A wonderfully vivid and in-depth look at the Agazeta newspaper printing operation in Sao Paolo, Brazil - 10 Minutes (4) Dateline Long Island (1940) - This is a "newspaper in society" social piece that explores the role of the newspaper in a growing Long Island community - 28 Minutes
