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The Fourth Estate

The Fourth Estate

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.

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StatusEnded
Original NameThe Fourth Estate
First Air DateMay 27, 2018
Last Air DateJune 17, 2018
Seasons1
Episodes4
Episode Runtime1h 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited States of America
Production CompaniesRadicalMediaMoxie Firecracker Films
NetworksShowtime
S01E04

Matters of Fact

The New York Times reporters learn that the President’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI, bringing the Russia investigation closer to Trump’s inner circle. As the paper leads the reporting on workplace sexual harassment, allegations of past misconduct by one reporter in the bureau bring the story home. And for all the attacks on the free press over the course of Trump’s first year in office, the paper is rewarded for what it does best: good reporting.

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