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Kevin Lu Leonard Maltin CTCS-466 31 March 2016 Rolling Papers Film Essay Mitch Dickman’s Rolling Papers documents The Denver Posts fall from grace in the midst of Colorado’s legalization of marijuana. Although some may argue the message behind this film is the promotion and avocation of the legalization of marijuana, it actually depicts just how desperate print journalism is to survive in this age of social media and instant gratification. The film carries itself with a certain novelty as it tries to fit in with the taboo subject of marijuana; as if covering marijuana has never been done before in journalism. It also uses marijuana as a sort of promotional tool for print journalism as if this is new or uncharted territory. The story starts with the head of The Denver Post assigning Ricardo Baca as the first ever â€Å"Pot Editor† for the paper. Baca then starts a website known as The Cannabist for critics to post reviews on various strain of marijuana. The reason Baca does this is expressed well by Greg Moore , editor of the Post, who highlights the paper’s prioritizing of marijuana coverage was a â€Å"survival tactic† for the newspaper more so than anything else. Thus, the message of the film turns from prompting legalization to promoting the print journalism. As for the tone of the film, it is all very modern and very clichà ©. The music consists rap and rock n’ roll played at the most opportune times to remind you that you are watching a move about marijuana. This attributes to aShow MoreRelatedProject Managment Case Studies214937 Words   |  860 PagesSTUDIES, SECOND EDITION - PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDIES, SECOND EDITION HAROLD KERZNER, Ph.D. Division of Business Administration Baldwin-Wallace College Berea, Ohio John Wiley Sons, Inc. This book is printed on acid-free paper. @ Copyright O 2006 by John Wiley Sons, Inc. All rights reserved. Published by John Wiley Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmittedRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 PagesIndianapolis New York San Francisco Upper Saddle River Amsterdam Cape Town Dubai London Madrid Milan Munich Paris Montreal Toronto Delhi Mexico City Sao Paulo Sydney Hong Kong Seoul Singapore Taipei Tokyo Editorial Director: Sally Yagan Editor in Chief: Eric Svendsen Acquisitions Editor: Kim Norbuta Editorial Project Manager: Claudia Fernandes Director of Marketing: Patrice Lumumba Jones Marketing Manager: Nikki Ayana Jones Senior Marketing Assistant: Ian Gold Senior Managing Editor: Judy Leale Senior Production