Flashpoint: Protests, Police, and the Press

Flashpoint examines the eroding relationship within the United States between journalists covering protests and law enforcement, and discusses the implications those tensions have on democracy at large. Directed by Max Esposito, Flashpoint was commissioned by Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute, an organization committed to protecting freedoms of speech and the press through litigation, research and advocacy.

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25 minutes

Director:

Max Esposito

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Katy Glenn Bass

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Ashanti-Blaize Hopkins

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Ben Camacho

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Anna Diakun

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Christopher Frierson

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Max Esposito

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Daisy Schmitt

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