三十多年来,《风暴湖时报》每周两次以极少的预算为仅有 3,000 名读者的读者发布一份以当地新闻和毫无歉意的诚实社论为特色的报纸。在获得普利策奖的主编 Art Cullen、他的兄弟兼出版商 John 以及一群斗志昂扬的记者的带领下,他们忠实并致力于爱荷华州的小乡村社区,在多元化的小镇上,《纽约时报》是一个不可否认的机构。风暴湖,它的声誉吸引了从当地青少年到总统候选人的所有人。
然而,《风暴湖时报》正面临灭绝的危险。大量的农业企业利益从社区中抽走资金和人员,削弱了对付费内容的需求。人们也从当地的印刷媒体转向免费的社交媒体和广告驱动的新闻来源,这些新闻来源很少得到验证,并且经常误导甚至对观众造成危险。 STORM LAKE 是一部纪录片,在事实受到攻击且勇气稀缺的时代,向诚实、纯粹、相关和无畏的新闻事业致敬。
Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
The documentary short tells the story of Philadelphia Phillies’ superfan Jon McCann, who helped inspire an unlikely 2023 standing ovation for Phillies shortstop Trea Turner, which helped turn the team around after hitting a major roadblock.