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    56 min | Documentary
Breaking News: The Collision of Journalism and Consumerism in a Democracy (2009)
Not Rated
56 min | Documentary
In 2004, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens protested the outcome of their presidential elections. In the dead of winter, people lined the streets in protest. Universities shut down; opening their doors instead to political debate...See moreIn 2004, hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian citizens protested the outcome of their presidential elections. In the dead of winter, people lined the streets in protest. Universities shut down; opening their doors instead to political debate. After nearly six weeks of social unrest, the election results were overturned and Victor Yushchenko was ushered in promising a free press, capitalistic reforms and "democracy". Comparing Ukraine to the U.S., media experts around the world explore how the concepts of a free press work in concert and contrast with the consumerism in modern democracies - forcing the audience, regardless of nationality, to ask the difficulty questions: What is a free press? What is a democracy? And what, if anything, does one have to do with the other? Written by Eric R. Williams See less
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Director
Eric R. Williams
Writer
Eric R. Williams (story director/writer)
Producer
Eric R. Williams
Composers
Richard DeHove | Mombus
Editors
Adam C. Caudill | Andy Schuler
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Feb 22, 2009 (United States)

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Terry Anderson
Self - Former Senior Correspondent: Associated Press Self - Former Senior Correspondent: Associated Press   See fewer
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Marek Beckerman
Self - Coordinator: BBC World Service Trust's Journalism Reform Project in Ukraine Self - Coordinator: BBC World Service Trust's Journalism Reform Project in Ukraine   See fewer
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John Boland
Self - Chief Content Officer: Public Broadcasting Service Self - Chief Content Officer: Public Broadcasting Service   See fewer
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Brent Bozell
Self - President and Founder: The Media Research Center Self - President and Founder: The Media Research Center   See fewer
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Ann Cooper
Self - NPR's First Moscow Bureau Chief and Columbia Professor Self - NPR's First Moscow Bureau Chief and Columbia Professor   See fewer
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Self - Anchor and Managing Editor: CBS Evening News 1962-1981 Self - Anchor and Managing Editor: CBS Evening News 1962-1981   See fewer
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Ruslan Deynychenko
Self - Editor: Voice of America, Ukrainian Service Self - Editor: Voice of America, Ukrainian Service   See fewer
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Jeffrey Dvorkin's primary photo
Jeffrey Dvorkin
Self - Former Vice President of News: National Public Radio Self - Former Vice President of News: National Public Radio   See fewer
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Yevhen Fedchenko
Self - Director: UKMA Graduate School of Journalism Self - Director: UKMA Graduate School of Journalism   See fewer
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Tetyana Ledebeva
Self - Chairman of the Board: Independent Association of Broadcasters in Ukraine Self - Chairman of the Board: Independent Association of Broadcasters in Ukraine   See fewer
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Diane Rehm
Self - Host: The Diane Rehm Show, National Public Radio Self - Host: The Diane Rehm Show, National Public Radio   See fewer
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Keith Richberg
Self - Foreign Correspondent: The Washington Post Self - Foreign Correspondent: The Washington Post   See fewer
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Warren Strobel
Self - Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent: McClatchy Newspapers Self - Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent: McClatchy Newspapers   See fewer
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