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Keith Plocek Guest
Keith Plocek

Lecturer at USC Annenberg

Keith Plocek is a freelance writer and USC Annenberg lecturer who teaches a class on surf journalism.

FROM Keith Plocek

With the fall of LAist, can local journalism make money?
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

With the fall of LAist, can local journalism make money? Local news site LAist is out of business, along with Gothamist and others. The owner said he couldn’t make money after the journalists voted to unionize. What does that mean for local news?

8 min, 41 sec Nov 03, 2017

The End of the Endless Summer
The Document

The End of the Endless Summer A look at back at The Endless Summer -- the most influential surf movie ever -- 50 years after it came out.

17 min, 9 sec Jun 21, 2017

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'West Side Story' illustrates the tricky business of remakes
Hollywood Breakdown

'West Side Story' illustrates the tricky business of remakes Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner held a town hall in Puerto Rico to talk to people about their remake of the famous movie musical and well, audience members have their doubts.

3 min, 51 sec Jan 17, 2019

Spike Lee: "BlacKkKlansman’’
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Spike Lee: "BlacKkKlansman’’ Director Spike Lee talks racial injustice and Jordan Peele in "BlacKkKlansman."

28 min, 30 sec Jan 18, 2019

STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two
Second Opinion

STI: Sexually Transmitted Infections: Treatment for two There is something lost when treatment is only provided to one half of a couple.

3 min, 25 sec Jan 20, 2019

El Chapo trial: $100 million bribes and nighttime sewer escapes
Press Play with Madeleine Brand

El Chapo trial: $100 million bribes and nighttime sewer escapes There’s been plenty of drama this week at the El Chapo trial, where it was revealed that he allegedly bribed a Mexican president. He also performed a movie-like escape in the dead of night as agents came to arrest him.

48 min, 24 sec Jan 18, 2019

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