With Osama bin Laden‘s death last night, the New York Times literally stopped the presses of their latest edition. With that simple fact, I’d love to get an inside look on the world’s premier newspaper. Andrew Rossi‘s documentary looks to tackle the inner workings of the company, framed with the onslaught of new media. Premiering to strong reviews at Sundance this year, we have a new trailer and frankly, it looks fascinating and deeply relevant to online journalism. Check out the trailer below via Apple.
Synopsis:
Andrew Rossi’s riveting documentary Page One: Inside The New York Times had its World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, and was acquired by Magnolia Pictures and Participant Media for theatrical release this June. In the tradition of great fly-on-the-wall documentaries, the film deftly gains unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom and the inner workings of the Media Desk. With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source and newspapers all over the country going bankrupt, Page One chronicles the transformation of the media industry at its time of greatest turmoil. Writers like Brian Stelter, Tim Arango and the salty but brilliant David Carr track print journalism’s metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent, while their editors and publishers grapple with up-to-the-minute issues like controversial new sources and the implications of an online pay-wall. Meanwhile, rigorous journalism is thriving–Page One gives us an up-close look at the vibrant cross-cubicle debates and collaborations, tenacious jockeying for on-record quotes, and skillful page-one pitching that brings the most venerable newspaper in America to fruition each and every day.
Page One: Inside the New York Times hits theaters June 24th, 2011.
What do you think about the trailer? Will you see this doc?