Synopsis
NET Journal is an anthology series that focuses on news and public affairs topics. The episodes come from many producers, and some aired as individual programs before airing on NET Journal.
Episodes
1E1Lay My Burden DownThis documentary concentrates on the hardships of black tenant farmers and their families in the Selma, Alabama region. One family of ten survives on only $1,000 a year in a system that has changed little since the days of reconstruction after the Civil War. The sharecroppers work the land owned by white landowners as they struggle to make ends meet. One farmer explains that black people are never offered a loan of more than $50. Another man is evicted for not turning his check from the federal government over to his landlord. A mother's only wish is that her prayers are answered so she can feed and clothe her family.2E2Losing Just The SameThis documentary reflects on the lives and aspirations of an African American family - the Johns - who moved to West Oakland from Louisiana, focusing on Robert Lee Johns and his mother Agnes. A voiceover prefaces the film with a statement that it presents: "A story of people caught in a lifelong struggle between their hopes and their abilities and their discovery that no matter how hard they try they will be losing just the same."3E3Modern Women: The Uneasy Life4E4The Last ChanceDocumentary shot in the sixty's about Fr McDyer and the work he did in Glencolmcille and surrounding areas to get employment for local people at a time of a lot of emigration.5E5Headstart in Mississippi6E6How to Be First7E7Opium Trail8E8Schizophrenia: The Shattered Mirror9E9Search for the Lost Self
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