Page One - Inside the New York Times

This is a fascinating & sobering documentary. What is really at stake here is whether an institution like the New York Times can survive the digital age. Why should that matter, you may ask? Because in the age of the internet there are a decreasing number of organisations with the experience and the funds to do real investigative journalism which is a basic public service to allow a democracy to be informed about what is really happening in the world. The film states that there was a proven ripple effect that many key stories could be traced back to origination at the NYT. Without real investigative journalism, we will be left with increasingly corporate sponsored news and internet articles that generate the most advertising revenue. Ask yourself what gets the most views on the net - a complex story about business corruption or some piece of cheap celeb gossip - and then you realise how horrifying it is that we could lose quality reporting that keeps corruption in check. In that sense this film is not just about NYT and is recommended for anyone concerned about the future of good quality journalism.

This fascinating documentary was much better than I thought it was going to be, and I can't believe it's got only one star on here. Populated by oddballs who are not only passionate about their jobs but very erudite and worldly, it gave a real insight into not just the New York Times but the whole future of print media. Entertaining and an education in what it means to be a journalist.