Present and future projects of The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (IJPC) include:

THE IJPC JOURNAL is an online
peer review journal now accepting manuscripts.
The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Journal is an online academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review. Its purpose is to further the mission of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture Project to investigate and analyze, through research and publication, the conflicting images of journalists in every aspect of popular culture, from film, television, radio, fiction, commercials, cartoons, comic books to music, art, humor and video games – demonstrating their impact on the public’s perception of journalists.
The IJPC Journal is an interdisciplinary journal that, while centered on journalism, is open to contributions from many disciplines and research approaches, using a variety of methods and theoretical perspectives. Original investigation is expected, as well as clear, lucid writing and presentation.

IJPC Student Research Papers featuring student research papers on the image of the journalist in popular culture.

The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (IJPC) Database© with more than 67,100 items on journalists, public relations practitioners and media in films, television, radio, fiction, commercials and cartoons.

The IJPC Associates. For an annual individual membership fee of $35 or an institution fee of $150, IJPC Associates have access to The Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture (IJPC) Database© and the IJPC Collection of videotapes, discs, books and other materials. Membership also includes free Premium DVDs --IJPC 2008 Premium DVD "IJPC Video Ten," The Image of the War Correspondent in Movies and Television, 1931-2007, a two-disc, 255-Minute video, IJPC 2007 Premium DVD "IJPC Video Nine" Journalism Ethics Goes to the Movies, a one-hour-and-50 minute video; IJPC 2006 Premium DVD "IJPC Video Eight," The Image of the Broadcast Journalist in Movies and Television, 1937-2006," a 2 hour and 46 minute video with more than 201 clips; IJPC 2005 Premium DVD, “IJPC Video Five,” Real-Life Journalists in Movies and Television, 1939-2003, a two-hour video compilation tracing image of the journalist in films and television from 1939 to 2003 featuring real-life journalists or actors portraying real-life journalists or movies based on the lives of real-life journalists; IJPC Video Two, a one-hour Sob Sisters: The Image of the Female Journalist, 1929-1933, or IJPC Video One, a 78-minute 30-second revised edition of Hollywood Looks at the News, 1914-2006 video compilation with 91 movie and television clips documenting the history of journalists in film and television in the 20th and 21st century. IJPC Associates also have access to any IJPC tape not available commercially, and special discounts on IJPC publications.

Resources. Use of www.ijpc.org to share research materials with the public and academic community. Includes Recommended Books, Articles and Web Sites, IJPC News, and
Sob Sisters: The Image of the Female Journalist in Popular Culture, which includes an introductory essay and a bibliography from 1700 to 2006 with listings for more than 8,500 films, television and radio programs, novels and short stories, plays, poetry, cartoons and comics, commercials, art and songs.

• Publication of books, periodicals, monographs, and articles. The first publication, Frank Capra and the Image of the Journalist in American Film, by Joe Saltzman, is available for purchase through the USC Bookstore.

The IJPC Collection of 10,000 DVD discs and videotapes, MP3 files and audio tapes (more than 5,000 hours of radio programs) and various scripts, books, more than 8,500 novels, short stories, plays, poetry, research materials, articles, and other artifacts.

IJPC Class Materials to help you create your own class as well as The Image of the Journalist in Film and Television class, a 200-page syllabus featuring 28 two-hour plus IJPC documentaries showing the image of the journalist in film and television from 1919 to 1990. Also lesson plans for the The Image of the Broadcast Journalist in Movies and Television, 1937-2006.

• Symposia, exhibits, conferences, classes, and video-audio festivals documenting the image of the journalist in popular culture. Upcoming events include an exhibit of the image of the journalist in film and television for the Newseum in Washington, DC, in 2008.

• Surveys documenting the public perception of journalists and the journalists' perception of journalists in both fiction and nonfiction media.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mission of the Image of the Journalist in Popular Culture, a project of The Norman Lear Center at USC Annenberg, is to investigate and analyze, through research and publication, the conflicting images of the journalist in film, television, radio, commercials, cartoons, and fiction, demonstrating their impact on the American public's perception of newsgatherers. Founded in 2000, the project is directed by Joe Saltzman, associate dean and professor of journalism at the USC Annenberg School for Communication.
Update: 7-2008