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Examines the need to protect freedom of the press and investigative journalism in the United States when newspapers and television stations are owned and influenced by large corporations hostile to media exposure. Examines case studies of investigative journalists who have been dismissed or forced t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Northwest Passage Productions, KTEH-TV (Television station : San Jose, Calif.), California Newsreel (Firm)
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : California Newsreel, [1996]
Subjects:
Freedom of the press > United States.
Censorship > United States > Case studies.
Reporters and reporting > United States.
Journalists > United States > Interviews.
Press and politics > United States.
Journalism > United States.
Freedom of speech > United States.
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Summary:Examines the need to protect freedom of the press and investigative journalism in the United States when newspapers and television stations are owned and influenced by large corporations hostile to media exposure. Examines case studies of investigative journalists who have been dismissed or forced to resign because of "too aggressive" journalistic practices, and cases of censorship mandated by television and print media management.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 1/2 in.
Format:VHS.
Production Credits:Photography, Fawn Yacker ; editor, Bridget Louie ; music, Todd Boekelheide.