As Dan Rather turns 95 this Saturday — just days before the 2026 midterm elections — the recent documentary “Rather,” about both the newsman’s life and the modern state of journalism, couldn’t be more timely. And now, it will be easier than ever to watch the 2023 Frank Marshall-directed film, which will now stream for free on YouTube.
\n\nDocumentary producers Wavelength, Fremantle’s Original Productions and Anchor Entertainment are distributing “Rather” for free on YouTube starting today, timed to the recent Free Speech Week.
\n\n“I hope it will give it a much wider audience,” Rather tells Variety of the free YouTube distribution. “I’m also hoping that this documentary may, in some pretty small way, help underscore the importance of defending the First Amendment and freedom of the press — especially at this moment in our country’s history. I think rededicating ourselves to freedom of the press and the First Amendment is especially important.”
\n\nAs seen in the doc, Rather isn’t slowing down: He continues to write a Substack newsletter, “Steady,” and has plenty of thoughts about the state of the media — and that includes what has happened to his longtime alma mater, CBS News.
\n\n“Rather” details his controversial 2006 exit…
Original source: https://variety.com/v/tv/