File 1 - Guardian Spirits final version

1 VHS and 1 mp4 file (603.4 MB)

Final version of a promotional film for the Guardian focusing on the newspaper's editorial team at the time of the James Bulger trial, death of Anthony Burgess and budget report.

Contains footage of: the interior of 119 Farringdon Road; editorial meetings/conferences; technology in use; staff at work and use of cuttings library. Also includes interviews with Peter Preston (Editor), Alan Rusbridger (Deputy Editor), Eamonn McCabe (Picture Editor), Roger Alton (Features Editor) and Paul Webster (Foreign Editor).

Topics covered include: how the paper covers the James Bulger trial; deciding on the content of the newspaper; how the newspaper changes to reflect the society it represents; how the paper covers the death of Anthony Burgess; choosing photographs that best illustrate stories; incorporating more lighthearted articles into the newspaper; designing the layout of the newspaper; how the newspaper covers the Russian elections; how the newspaper responds to a quiet news day; reviewing the previous day's paper; tension in the editorial department; backgrounds of editorial staff; competition with other newspapers; coverage of the M40 road crash; intrusive coverage of sensitive subjects; coverage of the 1993 budget statement anf the role of journalism.

Directed by Wouter Poppink and filmed over a number of days in November and December 1993.

Duration: 49 minutes and 15 seconds. The film starts at 00.14 on the mp4 file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator: NFTS

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