https://padlet.com/philip_cheekeat_gan/tut3jrn40304 Tutorial 3: Learning from the New York Times en-us 2019-04-26 01:12:40 UTC 2020-03-31 03:12:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f551.png philip_cheekeat_gan https://padlet.com/philip_cheekeat_gan/tut3jrn40304/wish/354318990 Today, we will be learning the ropes of journalism through a documentary film that follows the lives of journalists and editors from the New York Times as they go about their day-to-day work in the pursuit for truth and breaking news stories. Witness the challenges these battle-hardened veterans, some of the NYT's best in the field, faces as they do what they do best.

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) synopsis from the Sundance website:

"With the Internet surpassing print as our main news source, and newspapers going bankrupt, ... Page One chronicles the media industry's transformation and assesses the high stakes for democracy ... The film deftly makes a beeline for the eye of the storm or, depending on how you look at it, the inner sanctum of the media, gaining unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom for a year. At the media desk, a dialectical play-within-a-play transpires as writers like salty David Carr track print journalism's metamorphosis even as their own paper struggles to stay vital and solvent, publishing material from WikiLeaks and encouraging writers to connect more directly with their audience. Meanwhile, rigorous journalism—including vibrant cross-cubicle debate and collaboration, tenacious jockeying for on-record quotes, and skillful page-one pitching—is alive and well. The resources, intellectual capital, stamina, and self-awareness mobilized when it counts attest there are no shortcuts when analyzing and reporting complex truths."

]]> 2019-04-26 01:14:43 UTC https://padlet.com/philip_cheekeat_gan/tut3jrn40304/wish/354318990 philip_cheekeat_gan https://padlet.com/philip_cheekeat_gan/tut3jrn40304/wish/354320909 As you watch the film in class, reflect on these questions and answer them in this padlet:

1) at least 3 key learning points you have gained through watching the film about the dedication and passion that the people in NYT has for their career.
2) How does NYT cope with threats from digital technology even as many other newspapers going out of business? How did they continue to survive?
3) David Carr, one of the longest serving columnist and writer at the NYT, made several references throughout the film about why he does what he does and what is it about writing that drives him to excel at his work. Share your thoughts about what you have learnt from his experiences showed in the film.
4) Do you think there are any local news media organisations that you know that bore similarities to the way NYT works and functions as a leading news media organisation? 
5) Based on what you understand about your country's local news media, what qualities do you think they are lacking and or need in order for them to be on par with the standards of journalism practiced by NYT?

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