Hard Times for Old Time Publishers

Director Andrew Rossi couldn’t predict what he would capture when he was allowed inside the glossy interior of The New York Times building in Manhattan.

“I did know I wanted to be at the right place at the right time,” Rossi says.

As luck would have it, one of the biggest stories in recent memory exploded while his camera was on, one that commandeered the news cycle while underlining the point of his project.

“Page One: Inside the New York Times,” takes audience into the heart of the storied newspaper at a critical time in its existence. Ad revenues are plummeting. Layoffs are bludgeoning the newspaper’s staff. And, all around them, well established competitors are printing their final editions.

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