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The Staple of News

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The Staple of News

8.5

1h 34m

2014

Synopsis

Written in 1625 by the British playwright Ben Jonson, the play “The Staple of News” provides a historic root for this discussion about the role of the press in modern day Brazil. Journalists of several generations discuss the dilemmas of the selection and focus of their subjects, the resistance of the media in accepting itself as a political agent, the inevitability of interpretation as there are no hard facts in nature, and above all the search for an always complex balance between credibility and the public’s growing demand for news.

Director

Jorge Furtado

Documentary

Cast & Crew

Elisa Volpatto

Elisa Volpatto

Ursula Collischonn

Janaína Kremer

Janaína Kremer

Mirna Spritzer

Mirna Spritzer

Irene Brietzke

Antônio Carlos Falcão

Zé Adão Barbosa

Evandro Soldatelli

Evandro Soldatelli

Eduardo Cardoso

Eduardo Cardoso

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