Date: October 4, 2018
Time: 6:30 pm  to  9:00 pm

Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press” explores the effects of big money on American journalism, focusing on Peter Thiel’s financing of wrestler Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against Gawker Media, and casino owner Sheldon Adelson’s secret purchase of the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

The screening, which begins at 6:30 pm and will be followed by a discussion, is part of the “Controversy & Conversation” series, a collaboration between the Austin Public Library and the Humanities Institute’s Difficult Dialogues Program at the University of Texas. More information online.

Location: Austin Public Library, Terrazas Branch, 1105 East Cesar Chavez St., Austin, 78702