"'s 10-episode season portrays the trials and tribulations that come with working in journalism in 2025, whether that be on a local level like the volunteer reporters of the fictional Toledo Truth Teller or on a larger scale, and the show does it with a surprising level of care, sympathy, and advocacy for the important work people are trying to do in impossible circumstances that threaten to undermine them at every turn."
"Admittedly, I was pretty skeptical coming into , not because I didn't love or because I had my doubts about how it would handle its too-close-to-home subject matter, but because all the early promo trailers did nothing for me. They didn't really have jokes and seemed to be largely banking on nostalgia for the original series to draw people in. If nothing else, that's made the fact that is pretty great a pleasant surprise."
The Paper is a spin-off streaming on Peacock that follows a documentary crew searching for a new subject after Dunder Mifflin closed and landing at the Toledo Truth Teller. The show captures journalism in 2025, highlighting underfunded local newsrooms, loss of institutional knowledge, clickbait-driven output, and volunteer reporters struggling to maintain standards. Ned Sampson, a new editor-in-chief, leaves sales to revive the legacy paper and encounters persistent modern roadblocks. The series balances comedic elements with care, sympathy, and advocacy for journalists trying to do important work in difficult, undermining circumstances.
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