Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism examines how media empires, led by Rupert Murdoch's Fox News, have been running a "race to the bottom" in television news, and provides an in-depth look at Fox News and the dangerous impact on society when a broad swath of media is controlled by one person.
Read MoreThe HBO Documentary takes you inside the courtroom as the parents of the victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012 face off against conspiracy theorist Alex Jones in a legal battle for truth and accountability.
Read MoreThe 2017 Netflix documentary Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press, directed by Brian Knappenberger, revolves around the effects of big money on American journalism. The documentary focuses on two incidents: Peter Thiel financing wrestler Hulk Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker Media, and casino owner Sheldon Adelson's secret purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Read MoreENDANGERED chronicles a year in the life of four journalists living and working in democratic countries where freedom of the press has historically been considered a “given.” Yet, as online misinformation proliferates and world leaders brazenly denigrate the press, distrust of traditional media is on the rise, and journalists are increasingly facing situations more typically encountered in war zones or autocratic states.
Read MoreDuring the run-up to the 2022 midterms and its aftermath, DENIAL, a short documentary from The New Yorker, shows the effect of election conspiracies in the crucial jurisdiction of Maricopa County, Arizona, through the experience of one elected official, then-County Supervisor Bill Gates.
Read MoreCODED BIAS explores the fallout of MIT Media Lab researcher Joy Buolamwini’s discovery that facial recognition does not see dark-skinned faces accurately, and her journey to push for the first-ever legislation in the U.S. to govern against bias in the algorithms that impact us all.
Read MoreExplore how a data company came to symbolize the dark side of social media in the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election in the 2019 documentary film THE GREAT HACK about Facebook and scandalous Cambridge Analytica.
Read MoreWith press freedom under threat in the Philippines, A THOUSAND CUTS goes inside the escalating war between the government and the press. The documentary follows Maria Ressa, a renowned journalist who has become a top target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on the news media.
Read MoreThe HBO documentary AFTER TRUTH considers the ongoing threat caused by the phenomenon of ‘fake news’ in the United States, focusing on the real-life consequences that disinformation, conspiracy theories and false news stories have on the average citizen.
Read MoreA three-part New York Times Opinion Video documentary, OPERATION INFEKTION, deconstructs Vladimir Putin’s ambitious disinformation campaigns and explains how the tactics endure, from the days of the Soviet Union through March 2022 in Ukraine.
Read MoreGiven the sheer volume of news available, how can the average person separate fact from fiction? This series – FAKE: SEARCHING FOR TRUTH IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION – draws from common sense, critical thinking skills, and universal standards of journalism to give viewers the tools to discern fact from fiction.
Read MoreInspired by the acclaimed book by Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, MERCHANTS OF DOUBT takes audiences on a satirically comedic, yet illuminating ride into the heart of conjuring American spin.
Read MoreAhead of the 2020 presidential election, ALL IN: THE FIGHT FOR DEMOCRACY examines the often overlooked, yet insidious issue of voter suppression in the United States The film interweaves personal experiences with current activism and historical insight to expose a problem that has corrupted our democracy from the very beginning.
Read MoreTRUST ME shows how an avalanche of biased news and misinformation is undermining trust in society. This drives fear, which promotes racism, political polarization and mental health disorders. When fear goes up it erodes trust. When people don't trust each other, they don't help each other and progress stalls.
Read MoreThe 2020 documentary THE SOCIAL DILEMMA examines how social media's design nurtures addiction to maximize profit and its ability to manipulate people's views, emotions, and behavior and spread conspiracy theories and disinformation.
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