📺 "The Newsroom" Main Justice | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Main Justice from Netflix
Directed by Alan Poul. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. When the team attends the White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington, Mac makes an unexpected acquaintance and Will gets a surprise.
Ryan Howard??! Maybe this is why the show jumped the shark? It is nice to see some overarching commentary on the new media making its way into the conversation here.

📺 "The Newsroom" Run | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Run from Netflix
Directed by Greg Mottola. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. While Rebecca must once again defend ACN during a possible lawsuit, Will tries to protect Neal from the aftermath of the DOD leak; Charlie and Leona deal with a hostile takeover; Sloan worries about Don's involvement with insider information.
I’d seen all the original episodes when they aired, but I don’t think I’d ever seen any of the season 3 episodes before. Kind of nice to have some “new” episodes to watch. 

📺 "The Newsroom" Boston | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Boston from Netflix
Directed by Anthony Hemingway. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. In the wake of the Genoa debacle, the team decides to use caution in reporting a major breaking story. Neal is contacted by an anonymous source in possession of stolen government documents; Sloan looks to solve a takeover puzzle.

📺 "The Newsroom" Election Night: Part II | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Election Night: Part II from Netflix
Directed by Alan Poul. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. As coverage of Election Night 2012 continues, the staff has to decide on which breaking story to pursue. Leona decides to let Reese decide. Mac and Will's situation heads closer to the edge. And Sloan finds her anonymous bidder.

📺 "The Newsroom" Election Night: Part I | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Election Night: Part I from Netflix
Directed by Jason Ensler. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. On the night of the 2012 presidential election, Maggie and Don chase a story, Sloan and Mac ask Neal for a favor, Don learns that Jerry has a lawsuit in store for him too, and Will and Mac's personal differences return.

📺 "The Newsroom" Red Team III | Netflix

Watched "The Newsroom" Red Team III from Netflix
Directed by Anthony Hemingway. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. In the aftermath of ACN's Operation Genoa report, the staff who put it together face some serious blowback, not just when the government responds but also when the sources' credibility comes into question.
Watched "The Newsroom" News Night with Will McAvoy from Netflix
Directed by Alan Poul. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. March 16, 2012: As fighting erupts in Syria and investigations into the killing of Trayvon Martin begin, Will receives a surprise phone call from his father. Meanwhile, pictures of Sloan posing naked appear on the web and Jim believes Maggie's performance at work is being affected by her time in Uganda.
Watched "The Newsroom" Unintended Consequences from Netflix
Directed by Carl Franklin. With Jeff Daniels, Emily Mortimer, John Gallagher Jr., Alison Pill. October 3, 2011: When Will's interview with Shelly of OWS goes horribly wrong, the Genoa team are at risk of losing a potentially valuable lead. Recounting her trip in Uganda to Rebecca Halliday, Maggie relives the experience. Jim's frustrations with the Romney campaign continue.
Watched Lecture 10: The Acts of the Apostles by Dale B. Martin from RLST 152: Introduction to the New Testament History and Literature

The speech that Stephen gives before his accusers in Acts shows how the author of Luke-Acts used and edited his sources. So, also, does the description of the destruction of Jerusalem in Luke, as compared to that in Mark. The major themes of Luke-Acts are 1) the Gospel going first to the Jews and then to gentiles and 2) that of the prophet-martyr, with Jesus as the prophet-martyr par excellence.

  • Stephens Speech in the Acts of the Apostles [00:00:00]
  • The Destruction [00:19:18]
  • Luke's Gospel to the Jews First [00:24:18]
  • The Prophet-Martyr in Luke and Acts [00:38:19]

Apparently Christians have been bending their stories to suit their point of view since the very beginning. Interesting to hear some of these story-telling traditions and viewpoints and compare them with current political and religious traditions. Not much has changed in 2000 years. I can’t help but think: “Do as I say and not as I do.”