The World is Watching is a political documentary about the ethical dilemmas of news gathering in the electronic age. Focusing on international journalists in Nicaragua during the negotiations of the Arias Peace Plan in November 1987, the film follows an ABC News crew in the field and their interaction with editors in New York, offering a rare look at how news is reported, shaped, and broadcast.
Director: Peter Raymont.
Writers: Harold Crooks, Peter Raymont.
Stars: Elizabeth Gray (narrator).
Cinematographers: Jonathan Bloom (as Jonathan Collinson), Martin Duckworth, Dan Holmberg.
Composer: Doug Wilde.
1988 Chicago International Film Festival – Winner of the Gold Hugo for Best Documentary.
Fun fact: John Quiñones host of the famous hidden camera television series “What Would You Do?”. And it is funny as fuck
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