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Close Up: Bad Press with directors Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, Joe Peeler and star Angel Ellis
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The Muscogee Nation was one of the only Native American tribes with a free and independent press…until its news outlet was suddenly beholden to the tribal government. One journalist refused to accept this change. Now, in this suspenseful documentary, we see how the urgent battle for freedom of press affects the entire nation.Upstate Films’ Indigenous programming is partially underwritten by the Reich + Weatherford Fund. Stay tuned for more Native American stories and conversations.
