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Journalism is a relatively simple career that has researching and fact-checking as its basis.
In essence, we are all journalists as we take stock of our activities from time to time and write down a thing or two to guide us.
However, for one to thrive in journalism, then it simply means that the person has an attention to detail as well as the ability to properly analyze information.
There have been a lot of movies that have shed light on journalism and some of them are bound to stick with you for a lifetime the moment you watch them.
Below are the top ten movies about journalism you should watch in 2022;
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- His Girl Friday: This movie is centered around newsroom relationships and was written by Charles Lederer.
- Absence of Malice: This movie sheds light on the effects of reckless reporting.
- The Post: This movie talks about the Washington Post’s decision to publish the classified “Pentagon Papers” in 1971.
- Nightcrawler: This is a thriller by Dan Gilroy and stars Jake Gyllenhaal as a stringer who goes way over the line in search of newsworthy footage he can sell to a Los Angeles news affiliate.
- The Year of Living Dangerously: This movie sheds light on the level of fearlessness/courage one needs in pursuit of the truth.
- Spotlight: A 2016 Best Picture winner, Spotlight is about The Boston Globe’s investigative unit that broke open a staggering sexual abuse scandal in the city’s all-powerful Catholic Church.
- Good Night and Good Luck: This is a movie about principled reporting and was George Clooney’s second feature as a director.
- Zodiac: This movie is about the quest of two journalists to bring to an end a serial killer on the loose.
- The Insider: This movie gives an account of what it takes to hook a big story.
- Almost Famous: This movie is about the transactional nature of the journalism profession.
