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Independent Lens (1999 – ...)

1999 • 27 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG
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Independent Lens · S23E3 — Storm Lake

Season 23 episodes

1. CuredOct 11, 20212. Ferguson RisesNov 8, 20213. Storm LakeNov 15, 20214. Duty FreeNov 22, 20215. Home From School: The Children of CarlisleNov 23, 20216. A Reckoning in BostonJan 17, 20227. Missing in Brooks CountyJan 31, 20228. Owned: A Tale of Two AmericasFeb 7, 20229. BulletproofFeb 14, 202210. ApartFeb 21, 202211. Writing With FireMar 28, 202212. AWARE: Glimpses of ConsciousnessApr 4, 202213. Try Harder!May 2, 202214. When Claude Got ShotMay 9, 202215. Scenes From The Glittering WorldMay 16, 2022

Synopsis

Does American democracy survive without the backbone of independent local journalism? Go inside The Storm Lake Times, a newspaper serving an Iowa town that has seen its fair share of changes in the 40 years since Big Agriculture came to the area. Pulitzer-winning editor Art Cullen and his family dedicate themselves to keeping the paper alive as local journalism across the country dies out.