Savile - The Beast: The Inside Story of the Greatest Scandal in TV History
Book
When Sir Jimmy Savile died in 2011 he was celebrated as a prolific charity fundraiser who had...
When Louis Met... Series 1
TV Show
When Louis Met... is a series of documentary films by Louis Theroux. The series was originally aired...
Two More Pints
Book
Two men meet for a pint - or two - in a Dublin pub. They chew the fat, set the world to rights,...
Suswatibasu (1702 KP) rated Spotlight (2015) in Movies
Aug 9, 2017
Spotlight is such an important part of media history because they uncovered one of the darkest secrets of one community, which mirrors all communities. The film is awe-inspiring, so much so that I wanted to go back into a newsroom and be a TV journalist again at the forefront of major news. This is literally the best film for journalists to watch and for audiences to understand what it's like to work in a newsroom. More importantly, it shows how vital the media can be when actually doing proper investigations.
It is extremely dark given the subject nature - but having been in a similar situation breaking the story of Jimmy Savile in the UK for British media, the film completely reflects my own personal experiences.
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Getting Out Alive: News, Sport and Politics at the BBC
Book
Delinquent presenters, controversial executive pay-offs, the Jimmy Savile scandal...The BBC is one...
Gotta Get Theroux This
Book
In 1994 fledgling journalist Louis Theroux was given a one-off gig on Michael Moore’s TV Nation,...
Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil: For Nearly 20 Years Alan Morris Abused Boys at My School. Decades Later the Ex-Pupils Reuinted and Brought Him to Justice. This is How We Did it
Book
Tell The Truth and Shame The Devil tells the inside story of the biggest historic sex abuse case...
The Biggest Gang in Britain - Shining a Light on the Culture of Police Corruption
Book
The first of two hard hitting, brutally honest accounts of police work during the late 1960s and...