"Network: With uncanny accuracy this 1976 film, directed by Sidney Lumet, foresaw the critical impact of the profit motive on television journalism. What was once thought to be “objective reporting” becomes sensationalistic entertainment and the phrase “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take this anymore” is the rallying cry for a vast and angry audience. I first saw this film as an undergraduate journalism student and it both changed the way I viewed the media and led me to re-think my career plans. While perhaps not as powerful today, “Network” still has much to say—in a very entertaining and provocative fashion—about media’s complex role in contemporary society."
-- Joe Gow, Chancellor of UW-La Crosse
Network at imdb
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