The Fourth Estate

Season 1

This docu-series presents a groundbreaking portrait of the men and women at The New York Times who are fighting for freedom of the press during the Trump administration's first history-making year.

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S1 E1 - The Fourth Estate: First 100 Days
September 28, 2013
1 h 27 min
TV-14
As Donald Trump takes the oath of office, The New York Times prepares to cover an administration unlike any other. In this fiercely competitive environment, overtaxed journalists at The Times and The Washington Post vie for scoops.
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S1 E2 - The Fourth Estate: The Trump Bump
June 2, 2018
59min
TV-MA
Shortly after FBI director James Comey is fired, The Times is on to a huge scoop with ongoing reverberations. But even as The Times drives a shocking flow of new information, it continues to squarely address its own inner challenges.
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S1 E3 - The Fourth Estate: American Carnage
June 9, 2018
56min
TV-14
The president's unwillingness to denounce the racist hate groups in Charlottesville presents a new test for journalists. Trump blames the "failing New York Times" for distorting his speech and deepening the country's divisions.
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S1 E4 - Matters of Fact
June 16, 2018
58min
TV-14
The Times learns about Michael T. Flynn's guilty plea, bringing the Russia investigation closer to Trump's inner circle. As the paper reports on sexual harassment, allegations of past misconduct by a reporter bring the story home.
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