Course Description
This course sets out to untie the knot we are living. It presumes that we can agree that Frontline, a documentary series aired on the Public Broadcasting Network, is a reliable source, or at least a place to begin. We will watch current and archival Frontline documentaries dealing with international issues affecting America.
After reflecting on each documentary, students will look to see how a range of different news sources—both from the right and the left as well as the "mainstream"—covered the same issue. What conclusions can be drawn? Every student will leave this course with an increased understanding of the complexity of the social and political issues currently challenging our country. Each student should also come away with an increased appreciation of what news-gathering is all about, and what the cost may be in dismissing these efforts as "fake news".