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X-WR-CALNAME:Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink with dire
 ctor Rick Goldsmith
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DESCRIPTION:(Rick Goldsmith\, 2023\, USA\, 99 minutes)\n\nStripped for Part
 s: American Journalism on the Brink is the story of one secretive hedge fu
 nd that is plundering America’s newspapers and the journalists who are f
 ighting back. Investigative reporter Julie Reynolds\, Denver Post editoria
 list Chuck Plunkett\, and a handful of others\, backed by the NewsGuild un
 ion\, go toe-to-toe with the faceless Alden Global Capital in a battle to 
 save and rebuild local journalism across America. Who will control the fut
 ure of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only
  with profit\, or those who see journalism as an essential public service 
 and the lifeblood of our democracy?\n\nSLIFF presents director Rick Goldsm
 ith with the Maysles Bros. Lifetime Achievement Award in Documentary Filmm
 aking.\n\nPost-film Q&A conducted by Sarah Fenske\, executive director of 
 the River City Journalism Fund and executive editor of the Riverfront Time
 s and its growing portfolio of sister papers.\n\nCo-presented with Cinema 
 St. Louis. Webster Film Series punch passes not accepted for admission. Sp
 ecial admission rates apply. See cinemastlouis.org for more details and to
  buy advance tickets.
GEO:38.590668;-90.345314
LOCATION:Winifred Moore Auditorium
SUMMARY:Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink with director 
 Rick Goldsmith
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.webster.edu/event/Stripped_for_Parts
CATEGORIES:School of Communications
CATEGORIES:Film Series
CATEGORIES:Art & Performances
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