The Cleansing

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>The Cleansing is a story about three retired journalists who learn of their friend's untimely</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>and unlikely death. They may be older now but being older doesn't mean that they decided</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>to go home to the comforts of their easy chairs and televisions. Instead of only saying nice</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>things at their friend's funeral these three retired journalists come out of retirement and</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>collectively they reinvest their hard-earned journalistic savvy and credibility into solving</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>their friend's unfortunate death. During their investigation they run headlong into corrupt</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>intimidating thugs who stop at nothing to suppress the truth of what their friend had</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>uncovered.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>In today's journalistic jungle media outlets reporting the news use techniques we as</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>readers and viewers are expected to believe. Searching deeper into what is initially painted</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>as a version of a less than eye-catching news story Max's friends discover an undertow</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>driving the story. Typically these stories start as a small grain of truth but may then be</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>pushed to its outer limits of acceptability by the media. Eventually that undertow provides</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>credibility to what otherwise would become a purposeful lie.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>As they set out to learn the truth their initial motivation was to help Max's widow. As they</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>searched deeper into the narrative they run headlong into these devious characters who</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>try to derail the investigation. Undeterred and undiscouraged by harsh and even cruel</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>attempts to silence them they recommit their hard-earned journalistic savvy to get at the</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(6 8 31 0.88)>truth to publish the story and to bring justice for Max and his family.</span></p>