February 5

   Breaking News:
   How the Associated Press Has Covered War, Peace, and Everything Else

Reporters for the Associated Press (AP) convened at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on June 25, 2007, to recall their coverage of major world events as commemorated in this book about the AP’s history. Founded in 1846, the AP is the largest news organization in the world. This event was introduced by current AP President and CEO Tom Curley and moderated by Newseum executive director Joe Urschel. Panelists include: Former bureau chief George Esper spent most of the Vietnam War in Saigon, and was there for its fall on April 30, 1975. AP’s Atlanta reporter Kathryn Johnson was the only reporter allowed in the home of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in the days after his assassination. AP photographer Ron Edmonds won a Pulitzer Prize for his photographs of the attempted assassination of President Reagan on March 31, 1981. This fascinating panel discussion covers important events of the 20th Century recalled by the AP staffers
who witnessed and recorded them.
Run time: 88 minutes

  February 10

   Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus

This thought-provoking production is the first feature length documentary to explore the Darwin vs. intelligent design controversy. This film is presented in cooperation with the
Department of Biological Sciences' Darwin Day events.
Run time: 85 minutes

  February 28

   The Paper

From gay rights to racial bias, from plummeting circulation to “infotainment,” from burnt-out reporters to hard-bitten editors, The Paper goes inside the newsroom to reveal the drama of deadline journalism. But this is not some big-city major daily. It’s The Daily Collegian, published by students at Pennsylvania State University who, in the course of one crisis-filled year, face crashing deadlines, ethical dilemmas, doubts and disagreements, all the while shouldering courses, homework, and exams. The Paper is by turns inspiring and astonishing in its exploration of tomorrow’s journalists wrestling with today’s national media questions. Do you lure newspaper readers by entertaining them or offering them hard news? How do you deliver the news when you are obstructed by wary public officials and misleading public relations campaigns? What is the media’s responsibility to serve the public interest in all its diversity? The film addresses these urgent questions in a gripping story that interweaves the drama of pressure-cooker journalism with the idealism of youth.

--Description from official website: http://www.thepaperdocumentary.com
Run time: 78 minutes

  April 16

   The Real Dirt on Farmer John

The Real Dirt on Farmer John will turn every idea you ever had about what it means to be an American farmer, or an American dreamer, on its head. Meet Farmer John, the incredible human being whose inspirational story of revolutionizing his family farm and redeeming his own life has won accolades and awards at
film festivals around the world.

--Description from official website.
Run time: 82 minutes