Independent Lens

Season 25 Episode 11: Breaking the News

25 Seasons Feb 19, 2024 TV-14 1h 24m 8.2

Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists buck the white male-dominated status quo, banding together to launch The 19th*, a digital news startup aiming to combat misinformation. A story of an America in flux, and the voices often left out of the narrative, the documentary Breaking the News shows change doesn’t come easy.

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Season 25 Episodes:

Episode 1 Hazing

Aired: Sep 19, 2023

The practice of hazing and why it continues to be seen as a legitimate rite o...

Episode 2 TikTok, Boom.

2. TikTok, Boom.

Aired: Oct 9, 2023

Dissecting TikTok, one of the most influential platforms of the social media ...

Episode 3 Move Me

Aired: Nov 6, 2023

A woman's quest to redefine who she is after a dive into Lake Superior result...

Episode 4 A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1

4. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1

Aired: Feb 20, 2024

A south Texas town is thrown into the national spotlight when a local mosque ...

Episode 5 A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2

5. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2

Aired: Feb 20, 2024

With the arson trial near, the suspect’s family argues his innocence. Meanwhi...

Episode 6 A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3

6. A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3

Aired: Feb 20, 2024

The prosecution presents shocking evidence. As the trial concludes, the engag...

Episode 7 Beyond Utopia

7. Beyond Utopia

Aired: Jan 9, 2024

They grew up believing their land was paradise. Now, they risk everything in ...

Episode 8 Racist Trees

8. Racist Trees

Aired: Jan 22, 2024

Were trees intentionally planted to exclude and segregate a Black neighborhoo...

Episode 9 Razing Liberty Square

9. Razing Liberty Square

Aired: Jan 29, 2024

Liberty City, Miami, is home to one of the oldest segregated public housing p...

Episode 10 Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

10. Sister Úna Lived a Good Death

Aired: Feb 5, 2024

Following a cancer diagnosis, Sister Úna—a mischievous, rule-breaking Catholi...

Episode 11 Breaking the News

11. Breaking the News

Aired: Feb 19, 2024

Who decides which stories get told? A scrappy group of women and LGBTQ+ journ...

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Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres: Documentary

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