CHRISTIAN TOTO: ‘Richard Jewell’ Paints Press as ‘Reckless, Corrupt, Immoral.’ “Yes, the events in the film took place more than 20 years ago, but once again Eastwood gets the zeitgeist better than his peers. While they stumble over repeated Fox News films and fawning media portraits, he’s showcasing what’s happening in the media today. Right now. Just this week we saw both AFP and Reuters ‘disappear’ a news story because if made President Barack Obama, not President Donald Trump, look bad.”