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'September 5' gets into the guts of news reporting
During the Black September attack at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Germany, the ABC Sports crew reported the news with the people they had, on the ground, in "September 5."
"September 5" withstands scrutiny as a remarkably authentic portrayal of modern world history.
While the events it chronicles are more than 50 years old, the issues this film presents remain all too relevant to consumers and producers of news.
"September 5" opens with the ABC Sports crew covering the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, in what was then West Germany, on the day when the Palestinian organization Black September took members of the Israeli Olympics team hostage in the Olympic Village.
What made this attack all the more unprecedented was it took place practically across the street fro...
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