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Indie Lens Pop-Up “Breaking the News” presented by Carbondale Public Library
February 21 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Indie Lens Pop-Up, presented by ITVS, INDEPENDENT LENS, and WSIU/Carbondale Public Library will host a free dinner and screening of the critically-acclaimed documentary “Breaking the News,” featuring a community discussion about better media coverage of diverse issues and perspectives. The discussion will be moderated by Alee Quick of the News Literacy Project and WSIU Executive Director Fred Martino, Ph.D.
WHAT: FREE screening of “Breaking the News” and community discussion
WHERE: Carbondale Public Library
WHEN: Wednesday, February 21, 5pm to 7pm
NOTE: Dinner provided for the first 35 guests
“Breaking the News” follows the launch of The 19th*, a news startup that asks who’s been omitted from mainstream coverage, and how to include them. Bringing viewers right into the newsroom during tense moments as the newsroom launches in a pandemic amid rising social unrest, the film provides a lucid picture of what it takes to challenge the status quo and break the mold in American media.
With footage spanning three years, the film documents honest discussions at The 19th* around race and gender equity, revealing that change doesn’t come easy, and showcases how they confront these challenges both as a workplace and in their journalism. But this film is about more than a newsroom. It’s about America in flux, and the voices that are often left out of the American story.
“Breaking the News” will debut on February 19, 2024, at 9 p.m. on WSIU, as well as PBS and the PBS App (check local listings).
For more information, visit: https://www.pbs.org/
