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The New York Times — Life Needs Truth, 2020Droga5 New York / Somesuch

Life Needs Truth

Brand: The New York TimesAgency: Droga5 New York2020FilmBrand film

The idea

Turn more than 100 Times headlines and news images into a wordless visual poem about the truths people need to live.

Timeless principle

Make a large institutional promise tangible by letting many small, human details assemble it.

Why it works

White fields and serif headlines interrupt vivid footage so each transition feels like a thought finding its evidence. The viewer assembles the argument across home, health, politics, culture and fear. Journalism becomes not only a civic good, but a way to make life’s conflicting signals usable.

Tags

  • Film
  • Journalism
  • Truth
  • Editing
  • Institution