Who decides which stories get told — and whose voices get heard?

As journalism faces growing political pressure and corporate and billionaire control of media deepens, that question has never mattered more.

The award-winning documentary Breaking the News takes viewers inside the launch of The 19th*, an independent newsroom founded by women to cover the intersection of gender, politics, policy, and power.

Following journalists as they report on police violence, the pandemic, anti-trans legislation, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and more, the film explores something bigger than representation: how power shapes what becomes news, whose experiences are treated as important, and how the stories we hear influence public understanding.

At a time when local newsrooms are disappearing, attacks on women’s and LGBTQ+ rights are intensifying, and powerful institutions are becoming harder to hold accountable, Breaking the News feels especially urgent.

It’s a fascinating look at journalism, inequality, institutional power, and why who gets to speak — and who gets heard — is fundamental to democracy.