American Journalism on the Brink

“I love journalists,” Rick Goldsmith told his audience at the Ware Center. Goldsmith has been making films about reporters and newspapers since the beginning of his career. Two have been nominated for Academy Awards: “The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers” and “Tell the Truth and Run: George Seldes and…

The director discusses the unfolding crisis for democracy as hedge funds buy news outlets with little regard for the reporting they produce.