Page One: Inside the New York Times
Movie Review Arianna Herrington - Staff Reporter The documentary, Page One: Inside the New York Times explains numerous trials and tribulations of not only the New York Times paper, but other world renowned papers as well. The film was produced in 2010. The documentary is concerned with the printing and near bankruptcy of the New York Times newspaper. The documentary deals with different aspects of journalism and how it has been affected by technology, economic problems, and unforeseen circumstances at times. It mainly focuses on telling the story of the paper (New York Times) and gives the audience true and hardcore facts about printing a paper- what goes in it, which is needed for what, ect. The people interviewed are people in a career focusing on journalism and they play or have played a significant role at New York Times or other publishing companies such as the Washington Post or Tribune. One of the people interviewed is David Carr. David talks about his personal story- being a drug addict but eventually overcoming that obstacle because of his call of opportunity from New York Times. David believes deeply in the fairness of all in journalism and never wants to see someone misguided. He also believes deeply in getting facts and getting them when he wants them. He is a very strong-minded writer at the New York Times and he influences others around him greatly. Carr thinks there has been the opportunity of a lifetime offered to him at New York Times. And couldn’t imagine being somewhere else. David shows the grit of newspaper and journalism, but even allows the audience to see him for who he truly is. I believe that with Davids’ story, the filmmaker was attempting to show the audience that you can come from anywhere and still be great. Near the end of the documentary, I noted that Carr had the opportunity to speak to newcomers in the journalism and publishing career field. David Carr seems to have a well-rounded foundation and his job was meant just for him. Another person interviewed was Brian Stelter. Brian played a key role in the film, I believe because he brought many different meals to the table. Brian works closely with mostly all of the other journalist, writers, publishers, and editors at New York Times including David Carr, Bill Keller, Susan Chira, Jill Abrasam, and even Ian Fisher. Stelter’s influence on the film was to show the technology piece of the industry. Brian mainly uses twitter and tries to get his colleagues, some of which are pretty unwilling (David Carr), to become a part of the social media now being used. As a news reporter, Brians’ job is pretty important and he doesn’t take it lightly. I feel Brians’ peak in the film was when he was allowed the opportunity to talk to other people about what he does and what it means to him. In the ending segment, I learned that not everyone is always on the same page when it comes to news reporting. While NBC was reporting one thing, NYT was receiving another thing, all while at the Pentagon nothing was being released. I noticed that some news is released to early; however, I did not learn what happens as the consequence. Surely, no one really knew what the Pentagon and NBC were saying except for Brian himself and one of his colleagues. Brian believes deeply in true facts, but I noticed that he is eager to report and wants a lot to do while on the job. Like David, Brian wants the audience to see him for who he truly is and for him that is a fun loving, stress free kind of guy. He interacted a lot throughout the film in emails, calls, and even tweets. I believe that Brian's’ purpose in the film was to show the technology savvy and what they did and how their particular job could be different from someone else’s. |
Keeping Track of the Bluejays
Sports Entertainment Zachary Coleman and Kameron Browner - Staff Reporters On Thursday May 8, 2014, the Southfield High School Track Team traveled to Farmington High School for the Track League Meet. Along with the Southfield High School Bluejays, there were five other competing teams: Troy, Harrison, West Bloomfield, Farmington, and North Farmington; all running for the top five competitor spots in the upcoming races. Originally the meet was supposed to start around 5:00 but due to predictions of a nasty storm, the time was moved to 4:30 for field and running events. The time frame was definitely needed due to the many teams competing. The meet started off with the 110 hurdles with UHSA’s Deion Lewis, and Casey Nwamba and another Southfield High runner hurdling their way to obtain 2nd and 3rd (Deion Lewis) place. Southfield was off to a productive start but fierce competition was warming up for the next events. Southfield’s distance team battled for top five slots against the all state cross country runners from Harrison and North Farmington and managed to slip into the fifth ranks. With that the sprint team started to kick in and add on more points; taking 1st 2nd and 3rd place in the 100 meter run and 200 meter sprint. However the Bluejays experienced a huge set back as the 4x400 meter 1st runner pulled a hamstring setting the 2nd leg runner Zachary Coleman at a 50-100 meter disadvantage. Zach Colman showing his athleticism blasted off from the hand off and made up loss meters inspiring motivation in the other runners and they quickly went from trailing to passing up Farmington High School. Though they didn’t win the race they still tacked on more points. In the end Southfield Track team earned 3rd place out of 5 five top places and is practicing for the Regional, County, and States meets. The Regional Meet is Saturday 5/18/14. Lathrup Lacks a Hot Start
Sports Entertainment Jeff Evans: Staff Reporter Practices in the Lathrup gym for the 2014 baseball team looked average at best. The team appeared to lack motivation and the desire to win the championships. The opening game with Taylor Kennedy High School reflected the nonchalant attitude that was displayed by the team. It was six games into the season before the Chargers won their first game. Lathrup finally began to get on track with five consecutive wins, including one against Southfield High School. The playoffs are quickly approaching and Lathrup is preparing to do their best to win the league. However, if Lathrup plays the first game of the playoffs like they have been for most of the season, they will be sent home in five innings. If they can step up their game, they could possibly win the championships. |