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On trail of reporters, film puts 'Spotlight' on journalism

In this Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 photo, actor Michael Keaton, from left, Boston Globe's former deputy managing editor Ben Bradlee Jr., reporter Michael Rezendes, columnist and reporter Sacha Pfeiffer, editor Walter Robinson, and writer/director Thomas McCarthy pose for a portrait during press day for "Spotlight" at The Four Seasons, in Los Angeles. The power of “Spotlight,” which opens Friday, isn’t just felt by its real-life reporters; it’s a big-screen bolt of inspiration for a beleaguered profession and a certain entry into the canon of great films about journalism. While the film’s attributes are numerous, its greatest strength is its rigorous depiction of investigative journalism and its celebration of an increasingly endangered species of news gathering. (Photo by Casey Curry/Invision/AP)NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Boston Globe reporters and editors recently gathered in New York to celebrate the premiere of Tom McCarthy's drama about their Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting of the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal. When asked why "Spotlight" — the film named after their investigative team — has earned their respect, they respond in an eager chorus.




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