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News at Eleven (1986)

News at Eleven (1986)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 1986, April 2
Directors: Mike Robe
Countries: United States of America
Production: Finnegan Associates, Finnegan Associates, The Turman-Foster Company, The Turman-Foster Company, CBS, CBS, ITC Entertainment, ITC Entertainment
Cast: Martin Sheen, Peter Riegert, Brooke Bundy, Susan Krebs, David Sheiner, Sydney Penny, Barbara Babcock, Tina Caspary, Amanda Ingber, Christopher Allport, Sheree J. Wilson, Christa Denton

Overview:

When television news director Eric Ross pressures esteemed senior anchor Frank Kenley to sensationalize the news, Kenley isn't pleased -- and the conflict comes to a head when a local high school sex scandal hits the news. As Ross pushes him to play up the story, Kenley wrestles with the moral complexities of the situation and tries to find the balance between the public's need to know and the individual's rights.

Keywords:

journalism exploitation moral crisis