3 Iconic Movies about Journalism
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3 Iconic Movies about Journalism To celebrate the premiere of The Right Distance, a movie about a writer's need to maintain an appropriate and professional "distance" from his subjects, here are a few movies about journalism. All the President's Men – 1976 The cast includes names like Dustin Hoffman, Robert Redford, Jack Warden, Martin Balsamand Hal Holbrook. The film won Oscars for Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium, Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, and Best Sound. The Post - 2017 In 1971, The New York Times had access to classified documents about the Vietnam War. However, the government used the Justice Department to stop the distribution of newspapers claiming violation of the national security laws. Immediately after, The Washington Post had access to similar documents but they decided to face the government and publish the newspapers against the will of their lawyers and investors. |
Spotlight - 2015 The investigation published in 2001 by journalists from the Boston Globe revealed that for decades, the local Catholic Church stifled the sexual abuse perpetrated by priests on children. 'Spotlight' is the name of the team that revealed the truth and won the Pulitzer Prize. |
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