The Fourth Estate - Season 1 - Eps 2: The Trump Bump
Shortly after FBI director James Comey is fired, The Times is on to a huge scoop with ongoing reverberations regarding Comey’s memos about his meetings with President Trump. Things are made more dire when The Times reveals details of a secret meeting between members of the Trump campaign and a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin. But even as The Times drives this shocking flow of new information, it continues to squarely address its own inner challenges. Can The Times adapt to a digital future without losing something vital in the process?
About The Fourth Estate
Title: The Fourth Estate
First Air Date: 2018-05-27
Last Air Date: 2018-06-17
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 12 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: Showtime
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: RadicalMedia, Moxie Firecracker Films
Synopsis
Explore the process and progress of The New York Times and its journalists in covering the Trump administration. Through extraordinary access, on-the-scene filmmaking, and exclusive sit-down interviews, this documentary series illuminates critical issues facing journalism today – including the challenge to the bedrock concept of truth, the changing role of the media, and the Times’ response to President Trump’s war of words.
Cast
Maggie Haberman
Self - Ny Times White House Correspondent
Arthur Gregg Sulzberger
Self - NY Times Publisher
Elisabeth Bumiller
Self - NY Times Washington Bureau Chief
Dean Baquet
Self - NY Times Executive Editor
Donald Trump
Self - 45th U.S. President
