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This article considers the representation of tabloid journalists in 1930s British cinema. It argues that during this period, British films showed journalists to be collaborating with state powers to maintain a stable society. They also depicted reporters as not adhering to any recognised ethical framework. As a result, cinematic journalists in 1930s Britain differ markedly from later, better-known fictional reporters, as they do not challenge inequalities or uphold principles of ethics. The 1930s saw the consolidation and expansion of the popular press in Britain, as well as a boom in cinemagoing. The depiction of the relatively novel ‘type’ of the tabloid reporter in fiction films in this period therefore had the potential to greatly impact the public’s view of the journalism profession. The article highlights how this under-researched period in British film history gives important indications of the place of the reporter in the country’s popular imagination, in this decade.

The British Reporter on Screen Representations of Journalists in 1930s British cinema