The story behind the new documentary series for Showtime, The Fourth Estate, begins in January 2017 with the staff of The New York Times in crisis. Not only is the nation in turmoil under its new President, but the venerable newspaper itself – an American institution – must deal with the aftermath of having flubbed two of the biggest stories since Watergate. During the 2016 Presidential election, the newspaper routinely dismissed Donald Trump as a viable candidate. Worse, once he was selected as the Republican nominee, it also double-downed by offering its own polling analytics as proof that Hillary Clinton […]
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