The Fourth Estate

The Fourth Estate

TV-14 Limited Series 2018 · 4 eps · ★ 7.1 · Documentary

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Explore the process and progress of The New York Times and its journalists in covering the Trump administration. Through extraordinary access, on-the-scene filmmaking, and exclusive sit-down interviews, this documentary series illuminates critical issues facing journalism today – including the challenge to the bedrock concept of truth, the changing role of the media, and the Times’ response to President Trump’s war of words.

Directed by Liz Garbus

Network: Showtime

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Maggie Haberman Self - Ny Times White House Correspondent
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger Self - NY Times Publisher
Elisabeth Bumiller Self - NY Times Washington Bureau Chief
Dean Baquet Self - NY Times Executive Editor
Donald Trump Self - 45th U.S. President

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