The Story
What city’s newspaper does the film Spotlight take place in?
What is Boston?
Who plays editor Marty Baron in the movie?
Who is Liev Schreiber?
Who was the cardinal in charge of the Boston Archdiocese during the scandal?
Who is Cardinal Bernard Law?
What does “Spotlight” represent in journalism?
What is long-term, in-depth investigative reporting?
Which Spotlight leader demonstrates a transformational leadership style by motivating the team to uncover the truth despite obstacles?
Who is Marty Baron?
What is the name of the investigative team at The Boston Globe?
What is Spotlight?
Who is the lead reporter portrayed by Michael Keaton?
Who is Walter “Robby” Robinson?
What tactic did the Church use to silence victims and families?
What is private settlements or confidentiality agreements?
What did the team use to find sealed court documents?
What is public records and legal filings?
When Robby Robinson motivates his team through collaboration and trust rather than control, he shows high self-belief in his leadership. Which concept does this represent?
What is self-efficacy?
What major institution does the Spotlight team investigate?
What is the Catholic Church?
Which Spotlight team member is played by Rachel McAdams?
Who is Sacha Pfeiffer?
How did the Church handle abusive priests?
What is transferring them to other parishes?
What key event allowed them access to the documents?
What is a judge’s decision to unseal the records?
Marty Baron resists pressure from powerful community figures to stop the investigation, showing a refusal to submit to dominant social forces. Which of Miller’s dominant/submissive concepts does this illustrate?
What is resisting dominance or maintaining autonomy?
What is the main crime the team uncovers?
What is the cover-up of child sexual abuse by priests?
What is Mike Rezendes’ major discovery in the church records?
What is the list of priests accused of abuse hidden by the Church?
Who was the lawyer who represented many victims against the Church?
Who is Mitchell Garabedian?
Why was persistence essential to their investigation?
What is because institutions and lawyers tried to block access to evidence?
When Church officials use influence and threats to discourage coverage of the abuse scandal, they’re demonstrating what form of power?
What is coercive power?
What was the first article in the Spotlight series published in?
What is January 2002?
What ethical debate divides the team near the end of the film?
What is whether to publish immediately or wait to prove the full system cover-up?
What does Garabedian mean when he says, “It takes a village to abuse one child”?
What is that systemic complicity allowed the abuse to continue?
What award did the real Spotlight team win for their reporting?
What is the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service?
Throughout the film, both Baron and Robinson evolve in how they see themselves as moral and courageous leaders. Which leadership process does this describe?
What is developing a leadership identity?