“The Newsroom”–A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Cable TV News
In the opening episode, veteran news anchor Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels) is asked by a fresh-faced journalism student what makes America the greatest country on earth. Cajoled into giving a substantive response by the moderator, Will McAvoy throws caution aside and proceeds in a blistering monologue filled with statistics to explain why America isn’t. The collateral damage becomes significant. His boss (Sam Waterston) considers the episode a meltdown.
The meltdown forces him to reassess his former self–a time when news reporting was about defending the ideals of a culture and truth...