Wisely, the makers of Shattered Glass have not pitched their film to viewers—or the media —as being about either the inner workings of a hundred-plus-year-old publication or the pitfalls of modern political journalism. No, according to its writer-director, Billy Ray, this newest take on serial mythmaker Stephen Glass is “bigger than journalism”—it’s about “right and wrong.” Reviewers and critics have, in… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesWe’re a long way from “All the President’s Men”, but a lot closer to “My Girl Firiday.” Or maybe Oscar Wilde. I think Hollywood has lost the ability to tell stories about print journalism because none of their writers ever worked for a paper (excluding their college’s rag) and none of their directors read newspapers. Or they figure we are too dumb to get details about “fraud mechanics.”
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