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Created by Pathé Frères of France in 1908, this form of film was a staple of the typical North America n, British , and Commonwealth countries (especially Canada, Australia and New Zealand), and throughout European Cinema programming schedule from the Silent Era until the 1960s when television news broadcasting completely supplanted its role. In some countries, newsreels generally used music as a background for usually silent on-site film footage. In some countries, the narrator used humorous remarks for light-hearted or non-tragic stories. An example of a newsreel story is in the film '' Citizen Kane '' (which was prepared by RKO 's actual newsreel staff), which includes a fictional newsreel that summarizes the life of the Title Character , Charles Foster Kane . NEWSREELS BY COUNTRY Algeria
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