Join longtime Cape journalist and film critic Tim Miller for a screening of Storm Lake. The film will be followed by a timely and important discussion about the disappearance of local news coverage and its impact on democracy.
About the film: Newspapers are disappearing at an alarming rate, and more Americans are living in news deserts, or communities “with limited access to the sort of credible and comprehensive news and information that feeds democracy at the grassroots level.” The story of The Storm Lake Times, a twice-weekly family-owned newspaper in rural Iowa, brings the struggles of sustaining local journalism to life and shows what these newsrooms mean to communities and American democracy overall.
About Tim Miller: Miller, co-president of the Boston Society of Film Critics, has been a film critic and journalist for more than 40 years. He served as features editor and film critic for the Cape Cod Times for many years, and now is the film critic for Cape Cod Wave Magazine. He also teaches film and journalism at Cape Cod Community College, where he is the faculty adviser of the school newspaper.
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2023/11/04 - 2023/11/04
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This film showing is part of a free five-film series that focuses on one subject: journalism. Longtime Cape journalist and film critic Tim Miller will introduce the films and lead discussions about them afterward. Topics to be covered include the role of journalism in a democracy, the concept of “fake news,” the struggle to balance the public’s right to know and the individual’s right to privacy, and many other issues that continue to be discussed and debated in our society. This series is made possible by the Arts Foundation of Cape Cod. Click here for more information.