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FREELANCERS with Bill Gentile is a documentary series about a new generation of journalists searching for truth in the most challenging and complex countries in the world. They do so despite hardship and risk - without the traditional ...See moreFREELANCERS with Bill Gentile is a documentary series about a new generation of journalists searching for truth in the most challenging and complex countries in the world. They do so despite hardship and risk - without the traditional support or security of staff correspondents. At a time when journalists are attacked, their craft maligned and values questioned, our viewers follow these daring, tech-savvy and determined men and women to see what journalists really do to bring us news about the critical issues of our time. At stake is nothing less than access to the information essential to democracy. Emmy award-winning, veteran foreign correspondent Bill Gentile hosts this global series to set the record straight about journalism, journalists and truth -- and it's not fake news. The series begins in Mexico where the drug war has left at least 175,000 people dead, including more than 100 journalists. The episode features Ioan Grillo, British freelancer for The New York Times and Time Magazine, who has covered the drug war for the past 15 years; Canadian David Agren, freelancer for USA Today and The Guardian, who is covering the Mexican elections; and Janet Jarman, a freelance U.S. filmmaker whose clients include The New York Times for a documentary on women's reproductive health.See less