Episode
VICE: Controlling the Narrative & Power to Congo
Overview
Filipino journalists risk their lives while reporting on the president's brutal war on drugs; journalist Carl Bernstein discusses press freedom; in spite of the deadly war, rangers fight to protect Congo's endangered species and natural resources.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 22
- Air date
- 2017-08-18
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Controlling the Narrative & Power to Congo is Episode 22 in Season 5 of VICE. It aired on 2017-08-18. The runtime is 30 min.
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