The Fourth Estate
A look at how The New York Times covered President Trump's controversial first year in office.
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- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Showtime Networks
- Documentary
- TV-MA
A look at how The New York Times covered President Trump's controversial first year in office.
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
The First 100 Days
Sun, May 27, 2018 87 mins
As Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office, The New York Times' New York and Washington bureaus prepare to cover an administration unlike any other. The role that Russia played in the 2016 election quickly emerges as a storyline that will continue to unfold, consuming a troop of investigative journalists for the year to come. In this fiercely competitive environment, The Times and The Washington Post vie for scoops while overtaxed journalists work to develop sources inside a volatile administration. Tension boils over when the President calls the media "the enemy of the people." Remarkably, F.B.I. director James Comey announces an active federal investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election. Meanwhile, the paper faces economic challenges as they continue to adapt to a digital world. In a time when the news never stops, reporters scramble to break the stories vital to the future of our democracy before the pace and the scrutiny breaks them.
Episode 2
The Trump Bump
Sun, Jun 3, 2018 59 mins
Comey is fired; Mueller is appointed special counsel; turnover in White House staff is constant; and the Trump campaign met with Russians offering "dirt" on Clinton. The New York Times' reporters hit their stride in covering and uncovering the new administration.
Episode 3
American Carnage
Sun, Jun 10, 2018 55 mins
As violence erupts in Charlottesville, the president's unwillingness to denounce the racist hate groups presents a new test for journalists. Trump blames the "failing New York Times" and "crooked media" for distorting his speech and further deepening the country's divisions.
Episode 4
Matters of Fact
Sun, Jun 17, 2018 58 mins
Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI and The New York Times probes deeper into the Russian investigation.
