Movie Description:
Deftly gains unprecedented access to The New York Times newsroom and the inner workingsof the Media Desk. With the internet surpassing print as the main news source and newspapers all over the country goingbankrupt, Page One chroniclesthe transformation of the media industry at its time of great turmoil. It gives an up-closelook at the vibrant cross-cubicle debates and collaborations, tenacious jockeying for on-the-record quotes, and skillful page -one pitching that produce the"daily miracle" of a great news organization. What emerges is a nuanced portrait of journalists continuing to produce extraordinary work under increasingly difficult circumstances. At the heart of the film isthe burning question on the minds of everyone who cares about rigorous American press, Timeslover or not: what will happen if the fast-moving future of media leaves behindthe fact-based, orginal reporting that helps to define our society.
