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old newsreels from World War II
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His craftsmanship led him to gain a feature spot in a short film in a Panorama cinema and TV newsreel, CNN reported.
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Once features were the main attraction, there were cartoons, newsreels, shorts.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
The colors are visible but muted and look more like photos in print newspapers or old-fashioned newsreels.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
But my mother had been a young child at the time and distinctly remembered seeing them in a newsreel or article.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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Escher Walcott, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Once features were the main attraction, there were cartoons, newsreels, shorts.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2025
The colors are visible but muted and look more like photos in print newspapers or old-fashioned newsreels.
—PC Magazine, 21 July 2025
But my mother had been a young child at the time and distinctly remembered seeing them in a newsreel or article.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
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“Newsreel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsreel. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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newsreel
noun
news·reel
-ˌrēl 
: a short motion picture dealing with current events
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