With so much politics in the air these days, celebrate these films that portray reporters, photographers and newsrooms in a thoughtful, interesting, provocative or humorous way.
All the President's Men (1976)
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Journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein investigate the Watergate hotel break-in. Through dogged...
The Year of Living Dangerously (1983)
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Follows the story of reporter Guy Hamilton (Mel Gibson) in 60's Indonesia during a time of civil...
Frost/Nixon (2008)
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In 1977, three years after the Watergate scandal that ended his presidency, Richard Nixon (Frank...
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Thompson regarded it as a "failed experiment"' in Gonzo Journalism due to the fact it was edited several times before publication. Typically, a Gonzo work would be written by and about the author in the present, sent away without being edited, resulting in a stream-of-consciousness narrative and more personality. Gonzo works are far more revealing, fiction-like and personal than typical works of journalism. Despite the fact it was edited, however, I feel F&L still emulates everything Thompson wanted in a true Gonzo way. He holds nothing back, reveals everything and created a story than could be fiction. It is a drug-fuelled look at the failure of the American Dream, an astute analysis of Thompson's society and a weird book that will stay with you forever.