The real people behind the spotlight characters the boston globe. Walter robby robinson spotlight editor, mike rezendes, sacha pfeiffer, martin marty baron, ben bradlee, jr. In master thieves kurkjian reveals how the two criminal gangs battling for control of the boston underworld knew of the museums poor security and that one had a motive to pull off the. Tweet spotlight movie won the 2016 oscar for best picture. Robinson, senior assistant metropolitan editor stephen kurkjian, and. He received the pulitzer prize for local investigative specialized reporting in 1972 and 1980. The film follows the boston globe s spotlight team, the oldest continuously operating newspaper investigative journalist unit in the united states, and its investigation into cases of widespread and systemic child sex abuse in the boston area by numerous roman catholic priests. Spotlight tells the riveting true story of the pulitzer prizewinning boston globe investigation that would rock the city and cause a crisis in. It is based on a true story and tells about the work done by investigative journalists from the boston globe, who revealed scandalous cases of pedophilia in catholic church. And the everaffable steve kurkjian could sue gene amoroso for. Now 25 years after the theft, stephen kurkjian who was the principal reporter on the case for the boston globe for years, has written a gripping account of the stillunsolved heist of a quarter century ago.
Spotlight movie won the 2016 oscar for best picture. Spotlight on globes coverage of church abuse dart center. Spotlight has been critically acclaimed, and has been included in many critics top ten films of 2015 lists. Marty baron was new to the paper, having just come to the globe from the miami herald. At the same time, i am growing quite weary of trying to stand between the church in arizona and a torrent of bad publicity. Meet the boston globe journalists behind the oscar. Kurkjian has won more than twentyfive national and regional awards, including the pulitzer prize on three occasions. Additionally, he contributed to the boston globe spotlight teams coverage. The true story behind the film spotlight 2003 youtube. Stephen kurkjian is one of the most acclaimed investigative reporters in america. The film has received over 100 industry and critics awards and nominations. The spotlight true story reveals that at the end of july 2001, globe editor marty baron portrayed by liev schreiber in the movie insisted on further pursuing a column written by eileen mcnamara, which reported on lawsuits pertaining to a priest allegedly involved in sexual abuse.
Stephen kurkjian has worked as an editor and reporter for the globe since 1968. Kevin cullen, thomas farragher, stephen kurkjian, michael paulson. In the early months of our project, that tip box triggered such a torrent of. Kurkjian speaks about his involvement in the spotlight investigation, the true story behind the oscar winning movie, his book master thieves. Stephen kurkjian worked as a reporter and editor for the boston globe, and served chief of its investigative spotlight team as well as chief of its washington bureau. The feature film spotlight is based on the stories and reporters behind the. Stephen kurkjian is one of the most acclaimed investigative reporters in the country. Spotlight ist ein usamerikanisches filmdrama aus dem jahr 2015. A boston native, kurkjian attended the citys public schools and graduated from boston university and suffolk university law school. As a member of spotlight, he was awarded two pulitzer prizes and more than 20 other regional and national reporting awards. Spotlight a morality tale for our cynical times the artery. In 2003, the members of the boston globe spotlight team won a pulitzer prize for.
This article was prepared by the globe spotlight team. A fortyyear veteran of the boston globe, he is the papers former washington bureau chief and a founding member of its investigative spotlight team. The spotlight cast with the reporters they play in the movie. Spotlight goes straight to the heart of this amazingly sad and apparently neverending saga of the catholic church and the amount of abuse priests have inflicted on hundreds of victims. Stephen kurkjian boston globe spotlight abuse in the catholic. The great film spotlight is something else, particularly for someone who. It is based on a true story and tells about the work done by investigative journalists from the boston globe.
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