The IFC Media Project
Season 2
TV-14
In the third season, journalism's gone rogue. The critically acclaimed series returns, this time sending four award-winning journalists -- Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends -- behind the mainstream media's bombastic headlines and empty rhetoric to expose the real stories that lurk beneath the surface of America's fragile culture. The IFC Media Project Presents . . . FEAR, WAR, GREED and DISASTER -- four rollicking 30-minute documentaries that go where blow-dried news personalities fear to tread. In "Fear", Max Blumenthal goes inside the Tea Party to find out who's really pulling the strings. Nir Rosen travels to Afghanistan in "War" to uncover what happened to the $51 Billion the USA has spent on "reconstruction." With Wall Street posting record profits and the rest of the country still screwed, Charlie LeDuff travels from Detroit to Manhattan to the nation's capital in search of answers. And in "Disaster", we follow Andrew Berends and a host of other reporters (including Ivan Watson, Daniel Morel and Dan Rather) as they struggle to cover the aftermath of Haiti's devastating earthquake.
Where to Watch Season 2
5 Episodes
- American Worldview
E1American WorldviewThe episode takes a look at how the US is portrayed in the world media, and how it's often misrepresented. Featured segment investigates why English Al-Jazeera is unavailable in most of the US. Featured interview with the creator of "BCC World News America" Rome Hartman. - Crossing the Line
E2Crossing the LineThe episode explores journalistic ethics and when it is or isn't okay to "cross the line" in pursuit of a story. Featured is the story of Muntadhar al-Zaidi, the Iraqi journalist who threw a shoe at President Bush during a press conference. Featured interview with columnist Randy Cohen. - Agendas
E3AgendasThe episode covers a variety of topics, including questioning the media's agendas in political and business news coverage, the debate over clean coal and how two competing publicity campaigns obfuscate the issue, as well as a look at why we will continue to need coal for years to come. Activist Alex Jones is featured as a "below-the-radar" anti-government media voice. - Economics and News
E4Economics and NewsThe episode focuses on the plight of the media in today's current economic state. Case studies compare former media insiders' perspectives as well as show who's hurting and benefiting from the digital shift. A mini-feature piece chronicles the death of the Rocky Mountain News as told from the point of view of its editor and publisher, John Temple. - Government and the Media
E5Government and the MediaThe episode chronicles four journalists inside the White House Press Corps under Obama's administration, and interweaves a look on how Barack Obama relates to media and how certain elements have affected government transparency in the media through time.
