The Staple of News
Written in 1625 by the British playwright Ben Jonson, the play “The Staple of News” provides a historic root for this discussion about the role of the press in modern day Brazil. Journalists of several generations discuss the dilemmas of the selection and focus of their subjects, the resistance of the media in accepting itself as a political agent, the inevitability of interpretation as there are no hard facts in nature, and above all the search for an always complex balance between credibility and the public’s growing demand for news.
Top Billed Cast
Featured Crew
Jorge Furtado
Director
Giba Assis Brasil
Editor
Nora Goulart
Executive Producer
Jorge Furtado
Writer
Jacob Solitrenick
Director of Photography
Alex Sernambi
Director of Photography
Fiapo Barth
Art Direction
Rosângela Cortinhas
Costume Design
Rafael Rodrigues
Sound
Leo Henkin
Music
Ben Jonson
Original Story
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