Page One Thoughts

Page One: Inside the New York Times is a documentary that follows the New York Times for a year through this time of drastic change for journalism. . Even through this transition, the elements of journalism remain as relevant and crucial as ever. As seen with the cases of Judith Miller and Jayson Blair, one bad journalist can ruin the reputation of the entire paper. Thus, papers can't afford to hire dishonest and corrupt journalists.

I was encouraged to hear that, while blogs and other online sources may be a more popular source of information at the moment, they are often unreliable. Newspapers will come out on top in the end if they continue to be a steady source of accurate news.I was discouraged to hear that, as part of this transition, the Times had to let go of a significant amount of its staff as well as begin charging for the online edition of their paper. I was surprised to hear that, despite this turbulent time for the Times, they have a new editor, Jill Abramson--the first woman editor of the paper. They have also been trying to stay afloat by making extensive use of blogs and Twitter. At this time in America, they don't have much of a choice but to conform to some technology fads. If they can adapt to the changing times while still maintaining their trustworthiness as a news source, I don't think they will shut down.