Alaska Daily (TV Series)

Enemy of the People (2023)

Hilary Swank: Eileen Fitzgerald

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• Eileen Fitzgerald : [Voice-over]  Last night, a man broke into the newsroom of the Daily Alaskan and threatened to end my life because he didn't like the way I did my job. I was shocked of course, but sadly, I was not surprised. Several months ago, a well-respected investigative reporter was stabbed to death outside his Las Vegas home by a corrupt politician he exposed. Physical attacks on members of the press have risen dramatically in recent years. One only need to turn on the TV to understand why. It's become fashionable for people in power, right up to those in the White House, to delegitimize print journalists by calling what we write, "fake news", and designating reporters as "enemies of the people". There are armies of talking heads and bloggers in the main stream and on the fringe echoing that message. Not just demonizing reporters, but de-humanizing them, too. These attacks put a bullseye on our backs. And if we don't stand up against this as a society, and remind our harshest critics that liberty depends on a fair and free press, the bullseye will wind up on the back of Democracy, itself. Pursuit of a common truth is a responsibility I cherish. I will never, ever abandon it. Even if you put a gun to my head.