An interesting lecture held in a theater which showed the difficulties faced by the New York Times. The movie is called “PAGE ONE – Inside the NY Times”, which is an American documentary film by Andrew Rossi in 2011.
Main characters:
New York Times Media Desk
² David Carr - Media columnist
² Bruce Headlam - Media editor
² Richard Perez-Pena - Media reporter
² Tim Arango - Former media reporter, Baghdad
² Brian Stelter - Media reporter
In the movie, it emphasizes on the importance of knowing the original source of the news we read, watch, hear and tweet and the difference between original reporting and commentary.
In a large extent, it represents the current status of the media industry.
From the Sundance Program Description: "With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source, and newspapers going bankrupt...” It means the collapse of Web 1.0 and the emergence of Web 2.0/Web 3.0 as we discussed before here.
To people who want to be a journalist or interested in journalism, this is a movie worth watching and can make you a better understanding of latest changes/challenges in the media industry.
Regarding David Carr, Tim Wu of Slate describes him as "a sympathetic hero for what turns out to be a riveting film", and David Fear of Time Out Chicago adds, "it's his H.L. Mencken–like attitude toward old-school reporting that offers the best example for why traditional news-gathering won’t ever truly die."
It's a level-headed, critical, illuminating expose about the harsh realities facing newspapers. Here’s a trailer! Hope you will enjoy it!
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