![]() ![]() “Our business is not to be loved, but to go after the truth,” he says. The Newspaperman begins by implying parallels between the Post‘s reporting on the Watergate scandal and President Donald Trump decrying the mainstream media as “fake news.” In a clip from an interview with Mike Wallace, Bradlee says that the press has to “hunker down” in the face of attacks from those who don’t like its reporting. The film, which recently garnered a PGA Award nomination, is set to make its debut Monday on HBO. Chronicling its subject’s life and career in fascinating detail, The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee will prove catnip to journalism and political buffs, not to mention anyone who cares about the free press and its role in our democracy. ![]() John Maggio’s documentary about legendary newspaper editor Ben Bradlee could not be more relevant at a time when such legacy media as The New York Times and The Washington Post are leading the journalistic pack with their reporting on the current presidential administration. ![]()
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