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23 February 2016

‘Spotlight’: Sacha Pfeiffer Tells Us Why This Movie Matters

There’s a strong argument to be made that investigative journalism is a mode of reporting without a true home today. It’s a method that grew up with the rise of the newspaper industry, and subsequently fell as each paper was forced to make cuts.
Enter Spotlight in 2015, a movie that shows us firsthand the power of the medium, even in its waning days. Nominated for Best Picture by the Academy, its story is one that practically begs to be told, highlighting the courageous reporters who first uncovered the Catholic Church’s systemic abuse of children.

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