With the news media and the very concept of truth under attack, Moments of Truth demonstrates why an independent press is more important than ever in preserving our democracy.
Journalists - our "Fourth Estate" - have played a vital role in exposing abuses of power. Through the first-hand accounts of prominent reporters, this film explores the progression of investigative journalism in the United States since the early 1950s. From the McCarthy hearings and civil rights abuses to secret CIA prisons and corporate malfeasance, investigative journalists have stood at the frontlines of history, fighting for our right to know and protecting our freedom of speech.
From pioneering investigative journalist Charles Lewis comes the definitive oral history of the news media's search for truth. Based on the Investigating Power project , Moments of Truth is a feature-length production of the Investigative Reporting Workshop.