The IFC Media Project

The IFC Media Project is an American television series which aired on the Independent Film Channel in the United States.

The show is a documentary series which examines America's news media and seeks to uncover the truth about the news. In its first two seasons it was hosted by award winning journalist Gideon Yago and featured in-depth reporting on controversial topics facing today's media through its use of interviews and documentary footage.

In the third season, the show dropped its "magazine-style" format and focused each episode on telling 22-minute short documentaries under the tagline "4 Nights, 4 Journalists, 4 Stories." The third season follows award-winning journalists Max Blumenthal, Nir Rosen, Charlie LeDuff and Andrew Berends.

The series is filmed at various locations and is produced by Meghan O'Hara and Nick McKinney.

Status

Ended

Original Name

The IFC Media Project

First Air Date

November 18, 2008

Last Air Date

May 27, 2010

Seasons

3

Episodes

15

Language

English

Production Companies

Networks

IFC

S03E04

DISASTER

The episode focuses on the media's coverage of the earthquake in Haiti. Following documentary filmmaker and photographer Andrew Berends as well as Dan Rather and CNN, we see how the media mobilizes and struggles to cover their story in a disaster zone.

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