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Investigative Journalism on Screen: Spotlight
Spotlight — the 2016 Academy Award winner for Best Picture — follows a team of journalists from the Boston Globe as they investigate decades of sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests. View a clip from the film and then consider the questions below. “Submit” your response to each question.
Spotlight
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1. Based on this clip, how does this movie portray investigative journalism and journalists?
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2. How do you think the dialogue and filming location influence the atmosphere of this scene? What might this type of atmosphere convey about the lengths that reporters will go to in order to uncover a story?
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