Unprecedented access to the New York Times newsroom, the film brings to viewers a complex view of the transformation of a media landscape fraught with both peril and opportunity.
Although Rossi's style is a little unruly - flitting from story to story and desk to desk without any particular emphasis - it's a fascinating and privileged insight into an industry in turmoil
Page One is always about at least six subjects at once, firing like a scatter-gun and only occasionally hitting its targets.
Dallas Morning News
July 14, 2011
If you're reading this article, chances are you have at least a passing interest in the role and value of newspapers. You like original reporting and writing enough to pay for it, online or on newsprint. And you'd probably enjoy Page One.
Even if the movie fails to truly capture the inner workings of a newspaper and the amount of work required to print an issue every day, it's still a highly entertaining snapshot of a culture in the midst of a rapid transformation...
Tribune News Service
January 14, 2013
Seemed naively optimistic about newspapers, even when new. Now?
As an avid media watcher, I didn't come away from this with any new insights, but the movie is a pretty good snapshot of the daily newspaper business in transition and turmoil.
A fascinating study of a newspaper doing its best to not just survive but to continue to do so with excellence while the world tilts beneath the venerable broadsheet.
