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“Breaking the News” Documentary by Grantee The 19th Available on Streaming Services

Madeleine Perkins

By Madeleine Perkins

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A documentary about journalism grantee The 19th has just been released on streaming platforms, chronicling the nonprofit newsroom’s launch, triumphs and challenges.

“Breaking the News” features deliberations around and reporting on key major news events such as the coronavirus pandemic, the killing of Breonna Taylor, and the overturning of Roe v. Wade. The documentary premiered at the TriBeCa Film Festival in June 2023 and was first broadcast on PBS in February 2024.

“Breaking the News” won the 2023 David Carr Award for Truth in Filmmaking at the Montclair Film Festival, and was an official selection at last year’s El Paso Film Festival, DC/DOX Film Festival, and Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, among others. Separately, The 19th won the 2023 Online Journalism Award for Breaking News in a Small/Medium Newsroom for its news coverage unpacking the impact of Dobbs.

Watch the documentary trailer below, and stream the documentary on Prime Video, Apple TV, or Comcast Xfinity:

The 19th is an independent nonprofit newsroom reporting on gender, politics, and policy. Its goal is to empower women and LGBTQ+ people with the information, resources, and tools they need. The Heising-Simons Foundation’s journalism initiative has provided general support grants to The 19th since 2022, as part of its commitment to help increase coverage, stories, and amplification of voices of underrepresented and misrepresented communities in the United States.

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