THE REPRESENTATION OF MEDIA CRITICS IN DAN GILROY’S MOVIE NIGHTCRAWLER

Abstract

News is  one  of  the  ways  that  people  can  stay  informed  about what is happening in the world. News can be both informative and interesting if the media and journalists construct it well. They collaborate to identify and generate hot and trending news. However, not all content is depicted accurately. They  are  both capable of manipulating and constructing news. This portrait is depicted in the film entitled Nightcrawler. This research aims to analyze the representation of how the media broadcasts phenomenal news, uncover how  the character manipulates the story, and how both media and journalists get the  advantages through the manipulated news they produce. In order to help the author doing this analysis, this research  uses  Media  theory  from John Hartley and Mise En Scene approach  from Manon  de  Reeper. The result of this  study  indicates  that  this  film  represents  the critics towards media such as how they, both media and journalists manipulate the news for their  own  advantages.  At  the end of this research, the author gives some personal reflections on the director's message in creating this film.