The Fourth Estate
The Fourth Estate
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The Fourth Estate

7.0 / 10
2018
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

Explore the process and progress of The New York Times and its journalists in covering the Trump administration. Through extraordinary access, on-the-scene filmmaking, and exclusive sit-down interviews, this documentary series illuminates critical issues facing journalism today – including the challenge to the bedrock concept of truth, the changing role of the media, and the Times’ response to President Trump’s war of words.

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Cast

Seasons

  • First 100 Days

    1.First 100 Days

    6.7
    27-05-201890m

    As Donald Trump takes the oath of office, The New York Times’ New York and Washington bureaus prepare to cover an administration unlike any other. The role that Russia played in th...

  • The Trump Bump

    2.The Trump Bump

    7.0
    03-06-201890m

    Shortly after FBI director James Comey is fired, The Times is on to a huge scoop with ongoing reverberations regarding Comey’s memos about his meetings with President Trump. Things...

  • American Carnage

    3.American Carnage

    8.0
    10-06-201890m

    As violence erupts in Charlottesville, the president’s unwillingness to denounce the racist hate groups presents a new test for journalists. Trump blames the “failing New York Time...

  • Matters of Fact

    4.Matters of Fact

    6.5
    17-06-201890m

    The New York Times reporters learn that the President’s former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI, bringing the Russia investigation c...

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