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The paper / ITVS ; produced, directed & edited by Aaron Matthews ; a co-production of The Paper Project, LLC and the Independent Television Service (ITVS) with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania State University.
- Daily collegian.
- College student newspapers and periodicals.
- Journalism, College--Pennsylvania--University Park.
- Journalism, College.
- College student newspapers and periodicals--Pennsylvania--University Park.
- Newspaper publishing--United States.
- Newspaper publishing.
- United States.
- Reporters and reporting--United States.
- Reporters and reporting.
- Pennsylvania--University Park.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 streaming video file (78 min.) : digital, sound, color
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Brooklyn, New York] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2007]
- Language Note:
- Closed captioning available.
- System Details:
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- video file
- Summary:
- Documenting a crisis-filled year at Pennsylvania State University's campus newspaper, The Daily Collegian, this film explores the vital role of the press from a fresh perspective: the young journalists whose disillusionment and determination are shaping the news of tomorrow. At a time when Penn State is churning with heated rallies, political debates and community concerns, the year's biggest stories are the Collegian's own problems: falling circulation, lack of diversity in the newsroom, faulty coverage of sexual assault, and limited access to university officials. How will the newspaper stay financially viable as well as true to its mission of being the "independent eyes and ears" of Penn State? How will journalism students deal with such issues as decreasing circulation and rising barriers to investigative reporting?
- Participant:
- Commentators include James Young, Bridget Smith, Brent Burkey, Jenny Vrentas, Kayur Patel, Jennette Hannah, Laura Baker.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Wayne De La Roche, Aaron Matthews ; original score, Tim Nackashi ; story consultant, Jennifer Mittelstadt.
- Notes:
- Title from title frames.
- Originally broadcast on television as an episode of on Independent Lens on December 11, 2007; produced by Paper Project, LLC.
- Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 25, 2015).
- Publisher Number:
- if-pa Docuseek2
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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