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The Paper
Comedy, Drama
Henry Hackett is the workaholic editor of a New York City tabloid. He loves his job, but the long hours and low pay are leading to discontent. Also, publisher Bernie White faces financial straits, and has hatchet-man Alicia Clark—Henry's nemesis—impose unpopular cutbacks.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy fast-talking workplace ensembles, deadline-driven chaos, and affectionate satire of competitive media culture.
- Tone
- frenetic, satirical, warm
- Payoff
- amusement, catharsis
- Pacing
- relentless
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- journalism, ambition, workplace pressure, corporate greed, work-life balance
- Setting
- contemporary 1990s, crowded metropolitan tabloid newsroom
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