It’s telling that so many incisive, vital documentaries on journalism and media have been produced in the past half-dozen years. The Fourth Estate is under attack on many fronts, from the deleterious effects of social media to conspiracy-theory-mongers on the left and right. Understanding the changes in the media landscape and our information diets has never been more important for understanding the changes in our world. Here are 15 documentaries on journalism that help us do just that.

Medium Cool (1969)

This landmark film, directed and co-produced by cinematographer Haskell Wexler, is a unique hybrid of narrative and documentary footage from the chaos that enveloped the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. “Medium Cool” turns the lens on a TV-news camera operator, played by

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