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Explore the world with documentary films. The library does not endorse any opinion or perspective in selected documentaries. Not all movies are suitable for all ages or sensibilities.
Once a month the library will host a documentary movie night.
Bring your own beanbag for a quiet evening with a documentary movie. (Regular chairs will be also provided.) Snacks and drinks provided. The library does not endorse any opinion or perspective in selected documentaries. Not all movies are suitable for all ages or sensibilities.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink (2023, 88 minutes) - Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them, but no one knows why-- until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her findings trigger rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers. Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their “vulture capitalist” owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America. Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with profit, or those who see journalism as an essential public service, the lifeblood of our democracy?
“The collapse of local news is a deep threat to democracy and the fabric of communities. But we can't turn this around without comprehending how we got here. Stripped for Parts vividly shows the causes and consequences of the decimation of community journalism.” - Steve Waldman, Founder and President, Rebuild Local News