Comments on: Journalism – A Tale of Two Movies http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/ Taking the Tire out of Satire Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: amlistening http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3590 amlistening Sat, 09 May 2009 21:46:45 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3590 Your story about the journalist sitting in a canoe reminded me of Juhi Chawla in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. They faked wind, storm and rain to put together a news clip on flood hit villages. My biggest shock from Shattered Glass movie was that i really believed this guy Stephen Glass, in the beginning of the movie, when he said all those lines abt being nice and friendly and news coming from people etc......But as the movie progressed my perspective, of people who are not so friendly at work place, changed. I think now I can more easily trust people who are not very social.....and vice versa. Some personal experiences recently have also contributed to this. "Nothing but the truth" was a hard movie too. I don't want to reveal the climax for your readers but I personally believed that I would never put my own child/husband through all this. Her decision is debatable and she could have found a middle path. I was really glad to see a happy ending. BTW for your readers, THE DELETED SCENES ARE A MUST WATCH!...especially the last one. I think the editor of the movie did a mistake by deleting it. Your story about the journalist sitting in a canoe reminded me of Juhi Chawla in Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani. They faked wind, storm and rain to put together a news clip on flood hit villages.
My biggest shock from Shattered Glass movie was that i really believed this guy Stephen Glass, in the beginning of the movie, when he said all those lines abt being nice and friendly and news coming from people etc……But as the movie progressed my perspective, of people who are not so friendly at work place, changed. I think now I can more easily trust people who are not very social…..and vice versa. Some personal experiences recently have also contributed to this.

“Nothing but the truth” was a hard movie too. I don’t want to reveal the climax for your readers but I personally believed that I would never put my own child/husband through all this. Her decision is debatable and she could have found a middle path. I was really glad to see a happy ending. BTW for your readers, THE DELETED SCENES ARE A MUST WATCH!…especially the last one. I think the editor of the movie did a mistake by deleting it.

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]]> By: amreekandesi http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3538 amreekandesi Tue, 05 May 2009 05:22:06 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3538 @Nita - Thanks. If you know of any similar movies, please do share. I am looking to feed my new found interest in journalism. @Mridu - Thanks for that link. That is interesting information - i guess they took some liberties with the story for the movie. I found two more movies to watch from your link - 'The Insider' and 'Live from Baghdad'! @Mysoul - Thanks! @Nita – Thanks. If you know of any similar movies, please do share. I am looking to feed my new found interest in journalism.

@Mridu – Thanks for that link. That is interesting information – i guess they took some liberties with the story for the movie. I found two more movies to watch from your link – ‘The Insider’ and ‘Live from Baghdad’!

@Mysoul – Thanks!

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]]> By: Mysoul http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3531 Mysoul Mon, 04 May 2009 15:29:43 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3531 Will be looking out for these. Thank you for the review. Will be looking out for these. Thank you for the review.

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]]> By: Mridu Khullar http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3528 Mridu Khullar Mon, 04 May 2009 12:50:35 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3528 I just watched Shattered Glass and liked it. The supporting characters didn't seem real though, so I Googled and found that indeed, those weren't based on reality. Apparently, readers as well as some of the people Glass's pieces talked about, criticized him consistently. But the editors stood by him (or didn't question him). Many weren't surprised though. They'd seen it coming. Interesting take here: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/311bcigd.asp?pg=1 Thanks for the suggestions! I just watched Shattered Glass and liked it. The supporting characters didn’t seem real though, so I Googled and found that indeed, those weren’t based on reality. Apparently, readers as well as some of the people Glass’s pieces talked about, criticized him consistently. But the editors stood by him (or didn’t question him). Many weren’t surprised though. They’d seen it coming.

Interesting take here: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Public/Articles/000/000/003/311bcigd.asp?pg=1

Thanks for the suggestions!

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]]> By: Nita http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 Nita Mon, 04 May 2009 12:22:01 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3527 I've seen shattered glass and liked the movie. it was a gripping thriller more so because one knew that the story was based on a true life story. I love movies with the journalism theme being of the same profession and I think I better see the other one, nothing but the truth. Nice reviews! I’ve seen shattered glass and liked the movie. it was a gripping thriller more so because one knew that the story was based on a true life story. I love movies with the journalism theme being of the same profession and I think I better see the other one, nothing but the truth. Nice reviews!

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]]> By: amreekandesi http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3522 amreekandesi Mon, 04 May 2009 00:06:20 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3522 @Indyeah and @Amit - Thanks! @SB - And you win the prize for discovering the embedded bug to find out who is reading carefully! Thanks for pointing out the error...mistake duely corrected. Thanks for the book link...it seems interesting. @Indyeah and @Amit – Thanks!

@SB – And you win the prize for discovering the embedded bug to find out who is reading carefully!
Thanks for pointing out the error…mistake duely corrected. Thanks for the book link…it seems interesting.

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]]> By: some body http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3521 some body Sun, 03 May 2009 23:44:19 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3521 "This movie tells the story of Rachel Armstrong, a reporter who writes a story revealing a covert CIA officer whose report on the involvement of Venezuela in an assassination attempt on the president had indicted that country of any involvement in the incident, but was ignored and retaliatory strikes carried out. " surely the word you are looking for is 'exonerated' not 'indicted' read this book if you get a chance --> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confessions_of_an_Economic_Hit_Man" rel="nofollow">confessions of an economic hit man</a>. the zeitgeist movie is a must watch too, if you have the time! - s.b. “This movie tells the story of Rachel Armstrong, a reporter who writes a story revealing a covert CIA officer whose report on the involvement of Venezuela in an assassination attempt on the president had indicted that country of any involvement in the incident, but was ignored and retaliatory strikes carried out. ”

surely the word you are looking for is ‘exonerated’ not ‘indicted’

read this book if you get a chance –> confessions of an economic hit man. the zeitgeist movie is a must watch too, if you have the time!

- s.b.

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]]> By: amit http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3515 amit Sun, 03 May 2009 09:20:43 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3515 They are in my queue now. Anyways, I was wondering what to watch next. Thanks! They are in my queue now. Anyways, I was wondering what to watch next. Thanks!

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]]> By: Indyeah http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3514 Indyeah Sun, 03 May 2009 04:29:17 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3514 Thanks for sharing about the movies...will def watch them.. Thanks for sharing about the movies…will def watch them..

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]]> By: amreekandesi http://amreekandesi.com/2009/05/02/journalism-a-tale-of-two-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-3507 amreekandesi Sat, 02 May 2009 16:51:22 +0000 http://amreekandesi.com/?p=1783#comment-3507 @Mahendra - Thanks. I am quite sure you will like these movies. @Mahendra – Thanks. I am quite sure you will like these movies.

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