Tabloid, Inc.
Subtitle: crimes, newspapers, narratives
By: V. Penelope Pelizzon and Nancy M. West.
Contributors: West, Nancy Martha, 1963-
Series: Theory and interpretation of narrative; Theory and interpretation of narrative series
Publisher: Ohio State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814211175; 9780814292150
Subjects: Cain, James M. -- 1892-1977 -- Criticism and interpretation; Weegee, -- 1899-1968 -- Criticism and interpretation; Warner Bros -- History; Tabloid newspapers -- History and criticism; Sensationalism in journalism -- History -- 20th century; Crime in mass media -- History -- 20th century; Crime in popular culture -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: For shopgirls and stenographers : narrative mobility, Hollywood advertising, and the tabloids; title: "Ripped right off the front pages" : narrative mobility and Warner Brothers' headline news policy; title: Trading Tommy guns for typewriters : narrative mobility and the tabloid racketeer cycle; title: Multiple indemnity : tabloid melodrama, narrative mobility, and James M. Cain; title: "Crime is my oyster" : Weegee's narrative mobility.