How did the movie reflect (or criticize) the era of Pulitzer and Hearst in their approach to news? Pulitzer and Hearst transformed journalism to be a product of mass consumption. However, their methods of doing this were not exactly ethical by today's standards. Their era of journalism, known as yellow journalism, was based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration. His Girl Friday was filmed in the 1940’s, about four decades after this era died. Therefore, at this point in history, honest and trustworthy journalism was being openly appreciated. Because of this, I believe that this film was reflecting the era of Pulitzer and Hearst by mocking their methods in a comical fashion. It made journalism seem laughable and completely unreliable. How do the film’s characters violate journalistic ethics? In the Elements of Journalism we learn that a journalist's first obligation is to reporti...
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