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 "The best video essay source on the web." (Roger Ebert) This is a web site built around original video essays and critical, personal writing about movies, TV, music, comics and whatever else interests its contributors. Co-founded by Matt Zoller Seitz, TV critic for New York Magazine, and Ken Cancelosi, it is published by Seitz and Cancelosi and overseen by editor-in-chief Kevin B. Lee and managing editor Max Winter.

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THE NEWSROOM RECAP 5: AMEN

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It’s amazing that a man, and the show that celebrates him, can recognize any news when they spot it, given how much time Will and "The Newsroom" spend in a self-regarding set of funhouse mirrors that seem to reflect only the most flattering version of Will back to him.
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  • By Alyssa Rosenberg
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  • July 23, 2012 8:56 AM
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THE NEWSROOM RECAP 4: I'LL TRY TO FIX YOU

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One of the reasons I wish "The Newsroom" spent more time following its characters as they report stories is that there’s a thesis floating through the show about what happens when people apply the methods they use in journalism to their personal lives.
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  • By Alyssa Rosenberg
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  • July 15, 2012 10:55 PM
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THE NEWSROOM RECAP 2: NEWSROOM 2.0

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For Aaron Sorkin’s characters, doing your job and falling in love are often inseparable processes.
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  • July 2, 2012 1:52 AM
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