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02-29-2016, 11:17 AM
Spotlight's Oscar win makes journalists feel loved, briefly
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Since the glory days of Robert Redford in All the President's Men, it's been downhill for the public image of journalism. Frequently on the list of least-admired jobs, openly loathed by both politicians and the electorate, and portrayed as meddlesome bumblers, it's hard out there for ink-stained wretches.*
Until, that is, Spotlight won an Oscar in 2016, and singlehandedly redeemed all the years of disrespect.*
The movie traces the Boston Globe's coverage of the Catholic Church's abuse scandals, and portrays a group of investigative journalists as brave, impassioned and dogged in their pursuit of justice. The movie particularly focuses on Marty Baron, **w executive editor of the Washington Post, who led the Globe's coverage to a Pulitzer Prize (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/watching-oscars-will-be-very-personal-this-year-because-im-in-spotlight/2016/02/23/5ecf08d8-d502-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html) and is played by Liev Schreiber in the movie as a laconic outsider with a flawless **se for a story.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/spotlight-journalists-loved-oscars/)
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Since the glory days of Robert Redford in All the President's Men, it's been downhill for the public image of journalism. Frequently on the list of least-admired jobs, openly loathed by both politicians and the electorate, and portrayed as meddlesome bumblers, it's hard out there for ink-stained wretches.*
Until, that is, Spotlight won an Oscar in 2016, and singlehandedly redeemed all the years of disrespect.*
The movie traces the Boston Globe's coverage of the Catholic Church's abuse scandals, and portrays a group of investigative journalists as brave, impassioned and dogged in their pursuit of justice. The movie particularly focuses on Marty Baron, **w executive editor of the Washington Post, who led the Globe's coverage to a Pulitzer Prize (https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/watching-oscars-will-be-very-personal-this-year-because-im-in-spotlight/2016/02/23/5ecf08d8-d502-11e5-9823-02b905009f99_story.html) and is played by Liev Schreiber in the movie as a laconic outsider with a flawless **se for a story.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/02/29/spotlight-journalists-loved-oscars/)
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