The movies aren't helping the news biz woes.(ETC.) From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: May 11, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Worcester Telegram & Gazette. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Jim Keogh

COLUMN: FILM CLIPS

The details escape me, but somewhere there's a survey ranking journalists lower in the public esteem than most other professions. Typically in these things we're clumped with lawyers and politicians, but in recent years our stock has plummeted to the point where we barely edge out hit men.

Unfortunately, folks' perceptions of "the media" are often driven by the flashiest entertainment-based components, like the ...

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