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December 9, 2008
Tonight: IFC's "Unreliable Sources"
The IFC Media Project's Episode 4 airs tonight on the Independent Film Channel at 8 p.m. (check local listings).
This episode looks at the people and outlets that provide us the news, and asks: Who are they? Why should we trust them?
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Atlantic Yards (10min)
New York has three major daily papers all competing for readers, advertisers and power. This should lead to great coverage of major stories – but in the case of one story at least, it hasn't. Atlantic Yards is one of the biggest real estate developments in the city's history, yet the three papers have barely scratched the surface. In this piece we examine how government collusion with the developer and the developer's business ties to the paper have resulted in a half-told story that's failed to serve the public interest.
Posted by eric at December 9, 2008 10:51 AM