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Breaking The News

Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.

Breaking The News

1h 24m

Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.

Previews + Extras

  • Trailer | Breaking The News: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Trailer | Breaking The News

    S25 E11 - 30s

    A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo to launch news startup The 19th*.

  • Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?

    S25 E11 - 8m 52s

    As news evolved over the last 40 years from a single daily paper or nightly news show to something that's pushed 24/7, a mental health crisis has taken shape in our newsrooms as journalists race to cover traumatic events and get the most views.

  • How Did Opinions Get In Our News?: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    How Did Opinions Get In Our News?

    S25 E11 - 7m 44s

    Even though objectivity is seen as the gold standard for news coverage, OpEds and commentary have been part of the news landscape since the early days of America – and it's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.

  • RIP Local News: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    RIP Local News

    S25 E11 - 9m 3s

    Some of the biggest news stories in our country were revealed by local journalists; from early 20th century lynchings to the Rodney King beating to the murder of Breonna Taylor, local news was there first. But as budgets drop and outlets disappear, this type of coverage is in jeopardy.

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