So much of what happens here on the Flip is meant to show ways that old media models are forced to give way to compelling forms of new media and offer poignant commentary when this is both good or bad. Some folks see digital as the death of traditional print journalism however, for the innovative publications that are managing to hang-on this wild transition, digital can clearly be seen as a life-line.
There’s no other publication on the planet where this is more true than the New York Times which is constantly looking at ways of embracing digital and doing it successfully. But it’s not without growing pains. For anyone who wants to see how the New York Times is doing it, or simply how fascinating life at the Times is for reporters old and young, there’s a film playing tonight in Seattle that breaks it all down quite nicely. Page One: Inside The New York Times is playing this evening at the SIFF Cinema at the Uptown (511 Queen Anne Avenue North) and although it’s showing at 9pm, anyone who can make it likely will not be disappointed. All info and ticket purchasing details can be found here.
Simply watch the trailer above to see why the film is a must watch and if doesn’t get you excited, you probably don’t love journalism. Also, for folks interested in online news, David Tewksbury of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign will be giving a talk entitled “The terms of
citizenship: Defining where online news is taking us,” based on his forthcoming book News on the internet: Information and Citizenship in the 21st Century this Wednesday in the Communications building from 3:30-5p.
