Movie

Breaking the News

89%Critics9 reviews

7.0average critics score, out of 1020231h 39m

DocumentaryLGBTQ+

Frustrated by the dearth of women and people of color in the media, as well as all the white men dominating newsrooms, in 2020 a motivated group of women and LGBTQ+ journalists banded together to buck the status quo and launch The 19th* News. Based in Austin, Texas, the digital news start-up is named after the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote, but with an asterisk to acknowledge the Black women and women of color who were omitted. The 19th*'s work is guided by the asterisk--asking who is overlooked in the story and how they can be included.

Directed by:

Heather Courtney, Chelsea Hernandez, Princess A. Hairston