Eyes on the Fourth Estate, by Rick Goldsmith
Rick GoldsmithFresh perspective on America’s News Media, from a twice Academy Award–nominated documentary filmmaker whose work centers on journalism.
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The New York Times Needs to Stop Being Trump’s Megaphone
The New York Times needs to stop being Trump’s megaphone.
The most fundamental job of the Fourth Estate is to expose abuse of power, and put it into context for its readers, listeners and viewers. And, yes, The New York Times does importan...
Israel continues its war on journalists: 3 More killed in Lebanon
Israel is continuing its war on journalists. On Saturday, it killed 3 Lebanese journalists, according to an Associated Press story by Bassem Mroue and Isabel Debre:
“Hezbollah’s al-Manar TV said its longtime correspondent Ali Shoeib was k...
Trump's National Park Service blacklists San Francisco news organization
The Trump Administration’s war against journalism continued to rear its ugly head this week, as revealed by SFGATE, one of the largest news organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, that claims, backed up with evidence, it is being black...
Eyes on the Fourth Estate, Journalism on Journalism
Fresh perspective on America’s News Media, from a twice Academy Award–nominated documentary filmmaker whose work centers on journalism.
Record 129 press killings in 2025; Israel responsible for 2/3 of those deaths
More journalists and media workers were killed in 2025 than in any other year since the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) began collecting data more than three decades ago, according to a new report out today from the the CPJ, and post...
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Documentary filmmaker, specializing in films about journalism: Tell the Truth and Run, The Most Dangerous Man in America and current Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink; media watchdog
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