The documentary Orwell Rolls in His Grave features interviews with a variety of experts, journalists, and politicians who comment on the flagging state of affairs in the media news industry. The main thrust to this documentary is simply that the major news outlets, because of their deeply interdependent relationships with both big business and government, are failing in their prime responsibility as public watch dog. As more and more radio, television, and news paper outlets are bought up by fewer and fewer companies, journalism becomes an exercise in political spin and big business cheer leader.
The documentary is done very well, features a bevy of articulate, interesting interviews, and is definitely worth a watch.
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