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How Did Opinions Get In Our News?

Even though objectivity is seen as the gold standard for news coverage, OpEds and commentary have been part of the news landscape since the early days of America – and it's not always easy to spot the difference between facts and opinion.
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Season 25 Episodes

If Dreams Were Lightning: Rural Healthcare Crisis
S25 E18 Length 25:43 Premiere Date 01/10/24

The Tuba Thieves
S25 E17 Length 1:25:17 Premiere Date 05/20/24

Space: The Longest Goodbye
S25 E16 Length 1:24:52 Premiere Date 05/06/24

Matter of Mind: My Parkinson’s
S25 E14 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 04/08/24

A Thousand Pines
S25 E13 Length 55:37 Premiere Date 04/01/24

Greener Pastures
S25 E12 Length 1:24:54 Premiere Date 03/25/24

Breaking The News
S25 E11 Length 1:24:13 Premiere Date 02/19/24

Sister Úna Lived a Good Death
S25 E10 Length 55:23 Premiere Date 02/05/24

Razing Liberty Square
S25 E9 Length 1:23:30 Premiere Date 01/29/24

Racist Trees
S25 E8 Length 1:23:49 Premiere Date 01/22/24

Beyond Utopia
S25 E7 Length 1:51:55 Premiere Date 01/09/24

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 3
S25 E6 Length 54:42 Premiere Date 11/14/23

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 2
S25 E5 Length 54:12 Premiere Date 11/13/23

A Town Called Victoria | Episode 1
S25 E4 Length 54:41 Premiere Date 11/13/23

Three Chaplains
S25 E3 Length 55:43 Premiere Date 11/06/23

El Equipo
S25 E2 Length 1:25:42 Premiere Date 10/09/23

RIP Local News
Clip Length 09:03 Premiere Date 03/11/24

Spring Season Trailer 2024 | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 03/05/24

How Did Opinions Get In Our News?
Clip Length 07:44 Premiere Date 03/04/24

Has Journalism Always Been This Stressful?
Clip Length 08:52 Premiere Date 02/26/24

How Did This Women-Owned Newspaper Revolutionize Journalism?
Clip Length 07:08 Premiere Date 02/21/24

Trailer | Breaking The News
Preview Length 00:30 Premiere Date 02/19/24

Winter Season Trailer 2024 | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 12/05/23

Fall Season Trailer | Coming to Independent Lens
Clip Length 01:00 Premiere Date 09/06/23

Rose Mapendo Shares Her Story to Inspire Action
Clip Length 09:47 Premiere Date 03/22/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Beverly
Clip Length 03:24 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Meet Sonia
Clip Length 03:09 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Women and Girls Lead: Melanne Verveer Web Exclusive
Clip Length 01:14 Premiere Date 03/01/12

Half the Sky: Desmond Tutu's Message About Manmade Customs

Clip Length 01:18 Premiere Date 03/01/12

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Artist Rashaad Newsome prepares to showcase a groundbreaking exhibit at New York's Park Avenue Armory which honors Black and queer resistance and calls for a more liberated future.

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