The IFC Media Project

The IFC Media Project

2008 3 Seasons 15 Episodes ⭐ 0.0 Documentary

The IFC Media Project is an American television series which aired on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. The show is a documentary series which examines America's news media and seeks to uncover the truth about the news. In its first two seasons it was hosted by award winning journalist Gideon Yago and featured in-depth reporting on controversial topics facing today's media through its use of interviews and documentary footage. In the third season, the show dropped its "magazine-style" format and focused each episode on telling 22-minute short documentaries under the tagline "4 Nights, 4 Journalists, 4 Stories." The third season follows award-winning journalists Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends. The series is filmed at various locations and is produced by Meghan O'Hara and Nick McKinney.

The IFC Media Project is an American television series which aired on the Independent Film Channel in the United States. The show is a documentary series which examines America's news media and seeks to uncover the truth about the news. In its first two seasons it was hosted by award winning journalist Gideon Yago and featured in-depth reporting on controversial topics facing today's media through its use of interviews and documentary footage. In the third season, the show dropped its "magazine-style" format and focused each episode on telling 22-minute short documentaries under the tagline "4 Nights, 4 Journalists, 4 Stories." The third season follows award-winning journalists Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends. The series is filmed at various locations and is produced by Meghan O'Hara and Nick McKinney.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

News Fixations and Taboos

EP 2

The Frontlines of Journalism

EP 3

Dumbing It Down

EP 4

Unreliable Sources

EP 5

The Anatomy of a Story

EP 6

The Future of News

EP 1

American Worldview

The episode takes a look at how the US is portrayed in the world media, and how it's often misrepresented. Featured segm

EP 2

Crossing the Line

The episode explores journalistic ethics and when it is or isn't okay to "cross the line" in pursuit of a story. Feature

EP 3

Agendas

The episode covers a variety of topics, including questioning the media's agendas in political and business news coverag

EP 4

Economics and News

The episode focuses on the plight of the media in today's current economic state. Case studies compare former media insi

EP 5

Government and the Media

The episode chronicles four journalists inside the White House Press Corps under Obama's administration, and interweaves

EP 1

FEAR

The episode follows Max Blumenthal as he explores the language of fear within the Tea Party Movement and how Fox News Ch

EP 2

WAR

The episode explores the Obama administration's strategy for the war in Afghanistan through the lens of reconstruction.

EP 3

GREED

Charlie LeDuff turns the media's fascination with the decimation of his hometown, Detroit, Michigan, inside out. Leaving

EP 4

DISASTER

The episode focuses on the media's coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. Following documentary filmmaker and photographer

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