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When filmmaker brian knappenberger began working on what would eventually become his film nobody speak. I write about film, television, pop culture, and other fun stuff. Trial of the free press july 3, 2017 by ken yeung one of the hallmarks of americas democracy is freedom of speech and press, prescribed by the first amendment of our constitution. When the online tabloid gawker posted a surreptitiously filmed sex tape of.
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Documentarian brian knappenberger looks at the overall threats to journalism buried within the circuslike hulk hogangawker showdown in nobody speak. This film is an examination of the perils and duties of the free press in an age of. Trials of the free press synopsis an examination of the trial between hulk hogan and gawker media. Jun 15, 2017 nobody speak explores what peter thiels financial support of the lawsuit against gawker and sheldon adelsons shadowy purchase of nevadas largest newspaper mean for future of journalism. This is a film about the prison in which we never see. Trials of the free press would have been a great documentary. Trials of the free press tackles a number of fascinating subjects in its brief running time, including no less than the very concept of freedom of speech in an era when billionaires own everything. The documentary is themed around the effects of big money on american journalism.
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