Watch The Fourth Estate

2018
1 Season
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The Fourth Estate is a fascinating documentary film series that premiered on SHOWTIME in 2018. The series explores the inner workings of The New York Times and its reporting during the Trump istration. The show features interviews with some of the top journalists and editors at The Times, including Dean Baquet, Elisabeth Bumiller, and Maggie Haberman.

The show is divided into four parts, each detailing different aspects of the Times' coverage of the Trump presidency. The first episode focuses on the first 100 days of the Trump istration, when the White House clashed with many news organizations, including The Times. The second episode documents how The Times fiercely covered the investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The third episode examines how The Times was forced to adapt to the Trump istration's hostile attitude towards the press, including the president's repeated attacks on the newspaper on Twitter. Finally, the fourth episode follows the Times

The Fourth Estate is a series that ran for 1 seasons (4 episodes) between May 27, 2018 and on SHOWTIME

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Seasons

4. Matters Of Fact

June 17, 2018

The New York Times reporters learn that the President's former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn, has pled guilty to lying to the FBI, bringing the Russia investigation closer to Trump's inner circle. As the paper leads the reporting on workplace sexual harassment, allegations of past misconduct by one reporter in the bureau bring the story home. And for all the attacks on the free press over the course of Trump's first year in office, the paper is rewarded for what it does best: good reporting.

3. American Carnage

June 10, 2018

The Charlottesville riots present a new test for The Times.

2. The Trump Bump

June 3, 2018

The Times is on to a huge scoop around James Comey's memos.

1. First 100 Days

May 27, 2018

The New York Times works to cover the Trump istration.

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Where to Watch The Fourth Estate

The Fourth Estate is available for streaming on the SHOWTIME website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch The Fourth Estate on demand at Amazon Prime, Amazon, Google Play and Apple TV.