The government has its secrets, will newspapers be able to expose them or will they be silenced forever. The Post has a slow start with a great ending. Kay Graham, the owner of the newspaper, was very brave and smart. She got the newspaper after her father and husband died. Many of the men that surrounded her didn’t support her, but she kept going anyway. One of the few people that did support her was Ben Bradlee. He was willing to take big risks for a greater outcome. At the beginning of the film, it was mostly just setting the scene and introducing characters. After things finally start happening, The New York Times newspaper is brought to court against the government, if the newspaper loses all newspapers would have to limit what they publish. The Washington Post also finds the documents, but everyone is hesitant to publish them. There could be huge consequences if they do publish, but if they wait, they might not publish at all. Kay Graham, the owner of the newspaper, makes the final decision to publish. The New York Times wins the court case against the federal government and newspapers are protected and allowed to publish whatever they want. …show more content…
They picked actors that did really well with their parts. I also really liked the sound effects of the printing sounds in the printing room, and the sounds of everyone talking in the typing room. The talking made the room sound busy and full of people. In the typing room sometimes the camera would be facing down towards everyone and it made the room look full and busy. Especially in meetings when the camera would be looking down at everyone, it made it seem like I was looking in and eavesdropping on the meetings. The set, props, and the clothes all looked good. It really looked like it was in the 1970s, especially the printing
Soghoian, Christopher. “When Secrets Aren’t Safe With Journalists”. The Opinion Pages. The New York Times, 26 October 2011. Web. 17 November 2013.
Bob Crowley did a great job with the designing of the costumes. They completely fit with the scenery and the setting. The music was also a plus with this film. It always fit in every scene. The base drumbeats were timed just right in the scene when Elizabeth is questioned about John being an adulterer. Right when she gave her answer the drum went, “BOOOM!” The camera always seemed to be in just the right place at all times. The cameraman shot every angle perfectly. He caught every person’s reaction, such as in the scene when John admits to lechery with Abigail. First he catches Abigail’s reaction to John’s admittance of this, and then he also catches Reverend Parris’s reaction when the Judge is talking about the girls dancing in the woods.
In the documentary film, Page One: Inside The New York Times, the inner world of journalism is revealed through journalists David Carr and Brian Stelter as the newspaper company The New York Times, struggles to keep alive within a new wave of news journalism. The film is dedicated to reveal the true inner mechanics of what modern day new journalists face on a daily basis and leaves the audience almost in a state of shock. It broadcasts news journalism as yes, an old school method of news generation, but it also highlights an important component that reveals the importance behind this “old school” methodology. We often think that progression always correlates with positive products, but the documentary insists that within the case of modern journalism, the new wave method is actually a detriment that can reap negative consequences.
I liked it because it showed that there was a time difference between each individual. The director introduced the computer chat with only Odessa on a computer, the others were just talking. I didn’t like that the others weren’t using a laptop or phone because I was confused of how they were talking at first. In the top right of the stage there were icons that glowed up whenever a person from the chatroom logged on. I liked that effect because every time I saw the glowing icons I knew they were talking online. Odessa the administrator to the chatroom was always shown in the front of the stage while on the chatroom. Others would come to the front of the stage for speech’s or arguments, but Odessa would always be the front to start every chat room scene. I liked that the director showed Odessa in the front of the stage mostly, because it gave me the idea that she was the most important person to pay attention to.
...transition between each stage was flawless. I enjoyed that screens were used to create the background for each scene allowing for the smooth transitions. The screens gave the appearance of being three-dimensional making the scenes seem much more real. I also enjoyed the lighting being used as spotlights during some of the scenes and being used as a transition between scenes, or day and evening.
Edward R. Murrow is known as the father of journalism. He is known for bringing the broadcast journalism into the light of the new era. Murrow has been credited for making the broadcast journalism respectable, sincere and hardworking to which the journalist today still aspire from. Delivering the reports from war front to making the most important news headlines as to going against McCarthy, Edward Murrow was a very dedicated person. Later in years, Edward R. Murrow had joined the CBS broadcasting network and became the broadcast European network. Edward R Murrow played a crucial role during the 1950s as a very influential person of broadcasting network and media who also went against McCarthy and his views about communists.
The sound design and choreography intensified the overall musical. They created the time, place, and mood through rhythm and great energy. The actors had wireless, behind the ear mikes, that attached to the mike pack which amplified the sound, making it very clear. I could easily understand what they were talking about or singing.
According to the U.S. constitution and thereunder the first amendment, the press is said to be free, and the government cannot legally prohibit this freedom. Overall, the press holds an enormous responsibility. It is the watchdog of the community, the guarder of the government and the public. They provide an unofficial form of checks and balances on the government by informing the public on what the government is doing. Through this, they can persuade the public to view things in from one perspective or another. They have been given the constitutional right to do this.
Andrew Rossi’s documentary film, Page One: Inside the New York Times fits into the finger categories of news media/entertainment and social relationships. The most relevant category is news media/entertainment. The New York Times is the nation’s oldest continually publishing major newspaper. A newspaper is a type of news media, and its goal is to inform the public. The documentary also fits into the category of social relationships. The documentary depicts many relationships that are a part of the New York Times. It shows partnerships between companies such as that with Vice and the Comcast – NBC merger. Additionally, the Times is made possible by a close relationship between its employees. The documentary makes frequent reference to the need for everyone to work well together and how that makes the Times such a great paper. The New York Time’s influence is not limited to finger categories; it affects millions of people worldwide.
Self-censorship is perhaps what is most ominous in these cases, journalists and editors do not keep track of notes that could affect business interests, the newspaper owners or their relative...
The Prime Minister of Spain once told an American, “The newspapers in your country seem to be more powerful than the government.” This statement was never more true than in 1898 during the Spanish-American War. The rulers of the New York newspaper empire, Joseph Pulitzer and William Randolph Hearst, battled against one another in the ultimate test of journalism. With a real war on the horizon, these men fought to produce the most sensational stories Americans had ever read; and, as a result, they brought forth a new age in the American newspaper business, an age of fighting for the little guy, and beating back tyranny one paper at a time.
Voices That Must Be Heard! 2003. The 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the 'Secondary' of the Independent Press Association. 14 September 2003 <http://www.indypressny.org>.
The first is the crisis of viability. The chance of success in the journalism in the mainstream is approaching a decline due to the transformations in technologies and new access to multiple sources of information. The second is a crisis in civic adequacy. The contributions of journalism to citizenship and democracy have begun to shift and this shift has caused a question of the relevancy of journalism to democratic processes. In a democratic society journalism plays the role of the government watchdog. The effectiveness of society’s watchdog is now being challenged and in turn alternating the structure of the current democratic society. Many critical theorists of the press during the beginning of the 20th century were concerned with finding appropriate forms of public regulation of the press and journalism to ensure that journalists are writing “news and information about public affairs which sustains and nurtures citizen information, understanding and engagement and thereby a democratic polity” (Cushion and Franklin, 2015: 75) (Dahlgren, Splichal 2016). Journalism is a political entity that influences and informs the public. It is meant to work as a source of public information that helps and does not hinder the general public specifically in political processes. The article
Newspapers have allowed for such a freedom in our everyday lives, and most have not even realized this fact. They have provided us with an outlet to speak our mind about politics, societal issues, public differences, and religion and cultures. Searching online to find such knowledge can be extremely challenging; moreover, newspapers always seem to be a place to find valid information. Newspapers have started to come off the printer more slowly over the past decade. More people are turning to electronic ways to find information rather than going to the direct source where that electronic media got their information. Most reliable information comes from newspapers where high up and educated citizens or leaders speak their mind on certain and important topics. The reason newspapers should stay a part of today’s society is because they offer a way for people to speak freely about what they please and get their voice heard, they are always credible, and they help us hear the problems of the world openly from different perspectives.