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Jan: Best Films of 2015

FirstPersonFF22015’s Top Picks from FF2 Managing Editor Jan Lisa Huttner

BEST ENGLISH LANGUAGE FILMS

Steve Carell1.) The Big Short

Riveting story about the the “Subprime Mortgage Crisis” of 2008. The Big Short is told as a high octane comedy by filmmakers who trust their audience to understand that it’s actually a tragedy, with aftershocks that continue to this day.… read more.

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Spotlight on Truth: The Story Behind the Story

WHEN BRIGID MET BILL: PART TWO

By Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky

With the timely releases of Truth and Spotlight, FF2 Media chats with retired Chicago Tribune newspaperman William F. Presecky on these two films’ themes and depiction of reporters, as well as the future of investigative journalism.

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Q: Obviously both Truth and Spotlight center around similar subject matter in terms of investigative journalism.read more.

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Journalism: The Value of Institutional Memory

WHEN BRIGID MET BILL: PART ONE

By FF2 Media Associate Editor Brigid K. Presecky

truthIn today’s world of increasingly accessible information, with speed appearing to be more valued than accuracy, discernment is still needed … at least according to longtime Chicago Tribune reporter William F. Presecky. “Newspapers need somebody who sorts out information in a faithful, truthful way.”read more.

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