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A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill MoyersSummary: Compiled by author, teacher, and curriculum advisor Ben Walsh, this program features 11 extracts on the Cuban missile crisis from various film archive sources. Clip selections and Walsh's commentary are organized around the following three topics: the build-up to the crisis, the actions and decisions of President John F. Kennedy in confronting the threat, and the outcome of the conflict in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: The 2000 presidential election, pitting George Bush against Al Gore, made clear that America was in need of reform. This unique documentary includes Dan Keating, of the Washington Post, discusses his reporting and the media ballot count. Katherine Harris’ strategist, Mac Stipanovich, gives an insider’s view of the recount. Saturday Night Live clips and Darrell Hammond appearing as Bill Clinton,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2002
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Summary: The Bush administration marketed and sold the war in Iraq to the American people. How and why did the press buy it, and what does that say about the role of journalists in helping the public sort out fact from propaganda? In this program, veteran journalist Bill Moyers, award-winning producer Kathleen Hughes, and their investigative team piece together the reporting and political spin that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: In 1911, the first newsreels flickered in America's nickelodeons. In the mid-1960s, they vanished from movie theaters as nightly television newscasts came to dominate visual journalism. In between, newsreels grew into a unique 20th-century institution that informed and entertained whole generations. In this program, Bill Moyers conducts a tour of the cultural and political landscape so...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010