Bill Moyers’ Journal: The Detroit Model

Duration: 2000

Year Published: 1970

Creator: Alan Levin

Complete Record: Footage of Bill Moyers examining the Detroit automobile industry, and the economic crisis of the 70s. GE, Ford and Chrysler are companies that are examined. Workers are interviewed about their fears of unemployment and what is happening to the city. Shots of new robots that build cars are shown, and workers express their frustration at the subsequent layoffs.