
Medium Cool
"Beyond the age of innocence...into the age of awareness."
Synopsis
John Cassellis is the toughest TV news reporter around. After extensively reporting about violence and racial tensions in poor communities, he discovers that his network is helping the FBI by granting them access to his footage to find suspects.
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