Observe & Report:
Where Documentary Meets Journalism Fall 2017
In the spirit of the IDA Enterprise Documentary Fund, the Fall issue examines the intersections of doc-making and journalistic practice and offers a baseline of guidelines about the responsibilities, risks and ethics of journalistic storytelling. These articles are supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as by the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
Features
Preparation, Protection, Patience: Documentary Filmmaking in Hostile Environments
Talal Derki is making a film in an area so...
Team Effort: An International Coalition of Broadcasters Pools Resources to Compete with Streaming Giants
In the face of perceived dominance in the...
Shared Interests: Double Exposure Bridges the Gap between Filmmakers and Journalists
Since its inception in 2015, the Double Exposure...
Whose Story?: Five Doc-Makers on (Avoiding) Extractive Filmmaking
From Black Lives Matter to Standing Rock, the...
Requesting Public Records: What Documentary Filmmakers Should Know
By Katie Townsend & Adam A. Marshall Federal...
The No-Spin Zone: How Journalistic Documentaries Check Their Facts
A fact is a truth, that verifiable, reliable...