Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011)

Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom yields a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.

Director:

Andrew Rossi

Writers:

Kate Novack, Andrew Rossi

Stars:

David Carr, Sarah Ellison, Larry Ingrassia

3 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Ellison	...	Self
Larry Ingrassia	...	Self
David Carr	...	Self
Dennis Crowley	...	Self
Bruce Headlam	...	Self
Evan Williams	...	Self
Richard Perez-Pena	...	Self
Paul Steiger	...	Self
Clay Shirky	...	Self
Markos Moulitsas	...	Self
Brian Stelter	...	Self
Seth Mnookin	...	Self
Alex S. Jones	...	Self
Nicholas Lemann	...	Self
Ian Fisher	...	Self

Storyline

During the most tumultuous time for media in generations, filmmaker Andrew Rossi gains unprecedented access to the newsroom at The New York Times. For a year, he follows journalists on the paper's Media Desk, a department created to cover the transformation of the media industry. Through this prism, a complex view emerges of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity, especially at the Times itself.

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Plot Keywords:

number 1 in title | place in title | city name in title | new york times | journalist | 

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Taglines:

This year, the biggest story is their own.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language including some sexual references

Did You Know?

Quotes

Man being Interviewed: Journalism is a tool

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Connections

Featured in De wereld draait door: Episode #6.173 (2011)

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Soundtracks

Lost in Detroit
Written and performed by Rolfe Kent
From the motion picture Up in the Air (2009)
Courtesy of Paramount Pictures

User Reviews

New versus old....

When Johann Gutenberg invented the printing process around 1439, he probably couldn't foresee the future, where people would consider his invention redundant and obsolete.

The digital revolution , internet, etc have started to compete with printed media such as the legendary newspaper The New York Times, a newspaper that is depicted in this documentary.

We get follow some of their reporters, the job at the editing office, and also the new approach to the internet and surfpads.

But will The New York Times be able to compete with websites like Wikileaks etc?

And how will they survive in climate with ever descending ad incomes?

Will the internet completely destroy investigating journalism?

Because nowadays anyone can be investigating journalist by simply putting their discoveries on a personal blog or any other type of internetbased platform.

These and many other questions are discussed in this highly interesting documentary about media from one of the most prominent newspapers in the world.

The documentary also touches upon the heavy criticisms that newspaper received during the Judith Miller, Jayson Blair scandals and ever growing question, can we trust media at all?

The only flaws I can think of is that sometimes director Andrew Rossi seem to lack focus, not knowing what he wants to tell, he should made the viewers get closer to some of the people working at the New York Times.

I would love to know more about David Carrs background, a colourful journalist, and some of his co workers background.

But this film should been seen by anyone wanting to know more about media, journalism in this riveting documentary. So viewers who liked Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004), The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (2009), Starsuckers (2009) should see this one.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2011 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Untitled New York Times Project

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$28,911, 19 June 2011

Gross USA:

$1,067,028

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,077,982

Company Credits

Production Co:

Participant, History Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color