I watched Page One: Inside the New York Times last night before I hit the sack. Being in the publishing industry I was interested in the premise of the documentary. It focuses on the "demise" of print media and the growth of digital media as it relates to the New York Times in particular.
Our company has shifted from being a litho printer to developing mobile web, mobile applications, video, etc, and seen a very real decrease in print-runs. Print will never die. It just won't, and I don't want to get into a discourse on why print is superior or necessary...but just like most things in life, moderation is the key. It's no longer a one-sided industry. There's a blend of media out there and that's the present and that's the future. You can't get better than a gatefold record experience with a fucking mp3 any more than you can get better than a beautifully printed book with a download to your iPad. But vinyl doesn't play in your car, and you can't take that that oversized tome with you on the subway. So we need both.
Anyway, this flick is very well done, down to the Phillip Glass-esque score. It has high production values and it's very well edited. The film is about how newspapers are collapsing on the one hand, and how consumers are consuming information on the other hand. It doesn't really play out like you expect it. It's not some bullshit heavy-handed diatribe against the internet. It's smarter than that.
I found it very enlightening and palatable. The politics don't go over your head and the jargon isn't over the top. This is an excellent documentary and I'd recommend it to anyone. While we're on the topic of slick documentaries, I want to mention Client 9: the Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer. I watched it last year and while it won't get a review on Cürrent451, I would definitely suggest you watch it, too!
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