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Freedom of the Press Foundation @freedom.press · 31/07/2026

Like documentaries? Then you probably don’t want the two largest privately held news archives — the lifeblood of documentary film — under the same ownership. Especially when that ownership kisses up to politicians by censoring their critics.

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Film producers warn Paramount-Warner merger could restrict access to news archives

By Dawn Chmielewski and Paul Sandle LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, July 30 (Reuters) - A group of film producers has urged the British culture minister to intervene in the proposed merger of Paramount Skyda...

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 31/07/2026

the fundraiser's paradox: As a doc filmmaker, you need money to afford help, you need help to raise money. how I used Claude to get unstuck: open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/f...

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Fundraiser's Paradox

I was skeptical of AI. Then I let Claude push me past my fundraising imposter syndrome

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 04/07/2026

July 4 is about the ideals of our country and the best it can be. I’ve spent my career believing #documentaries and #journalism can help get us there. Here’s a list of documentaries. Almost one for each amendment in the Bill of Rights. Did I miss anything? open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/o...

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One Documentary per Amendment. Almost.

What to Watch on the 4th (Besides Fireworks)

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 28/06/2026

Eight years ago this week, five journalists were killed at the Capital Gazette. Rob Hiaasen had donated to my first film just months before. He wrote back two words: “Art lives.” I think about that every time I pick up a camera. substack.com/@lot1/note/c...

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Sunday is the eighth anniversary of the Capital Gazette shooting. I’m thinking about Rob Hiaasen, who once told me “Art lives!” and why I press on with A Banner Year. If you care about local news, th...

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 02/06/2026

My dad covered Vietnam for NBC. I made a #documentary about a #Baltimore startup news organization. This week's substack post is about how those two things connect. lot1.substack.com/p/in-my-bloo...

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In My Blood

Making a documentary about journalism and the man who taught me why it matters

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 27/05/2026

Post-production isn't just editing. I'm still conducting interviews, filming B-roll at 5am, and riding the light rail for footage. A look at what 'finishing' a #documentary actually looks like: open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/p...

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Pickup Interviews

Just Because Production is Done, Doesn't Mean Production is Done

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UAM-UMD @uam-umd.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

This. Is. Just. 🔥🔥! Maryland's faculty are never going to stop fighting until we all get the collective bargaining rights we deserve. And our Maryland communities support us! @senbillferg.bsky.social, @mddems.bsky.social, @mdhousedems.bsky.social, help us get SB6/HB106 passed this session!

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 04/02/2026

“It’s just hard to watch this discourse and the amount of money that [Amazon MGM] poured in while all of our other funding sources are drying up.” The ‘Melania’ #documentary cost $75 million. It’s made $7 million so far. www.ms.now/news/melania...

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The ‘Melania’ documentary cost $75 million. It's made $7 million so far.

Is the new documentary on the first lady a financial success or a box office flop? It depends on who’s grading.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 02/02/2026

As a doc filmmaker, one of the most frustrating things about the $75 mil #Melaniadocumentary price tag is at the same time, watching the government dismantle normal funding sources for independent docs, especially the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 20/01/2026

Is Daniel Radcliffe playing me in this show?!

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 07/01/2026

18 years ago, the #Ravens announced a new coach. I was freelancing at WBAL-TV so my photojournalist and I ran out to ESPN Zone to talk to fans. It's crazy to see what the fans said about #Harbaugh then. I just dug up my old story.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 19/12/2025

Woke up super early for these! These are screengrabs of locator shots for my upcoming documentary about The #Baltimore Banner. A Banner Year is in post production right now. More updates soon! #documentary #filmmaking

Domino sugar sign before sunrise in baltimore

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/11/2025

🎥New Update on my new #documentary “A Banner Year🔥 I included a fantastic sound bite from David Simon. He talks about where they got the idea of the policeman’s wake in the bar in “The Wire”. Spoiler: it didn’t originate with the police in real life. open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/a...

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A Thankful Update

And an Amazing Sound Bite from David Simon (Creator of HBO's The Wire)

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 28/11/2025

🎥New Update on my new #documentary🔥 A lot happened this year! I included a fantastic sound bite from David Simon. He talks about where they got the idea of the policeman’s wake in the bar in “The Wire”. Spoiler: it didn’t originate with the police in real life open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/a...

Reporter typing on a laptop sitting while people stand around her

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New York Attorney General Letitia James @newyorkstateag.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

This evening, I stood with the hardworking New Yorkers of CWA District 1 and the NewsGuild of New York as they fight for fair treatment from Conde Nast. I'll always support our unions and our workers.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 28/10/2025

More screenshots! I wanted to do this documentary to highlight the immense dedication journalists have in their quest for truth. From investigative teams to covering city elections, the public often doesn’t see the challenges journalists face just to hit publish.

Reporter interviewing a politician on a couch

Three reporters standing on the side of the road

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 21/10/2025

🎥 One of the most fascinating parts of filming A Banner Year was capturing the incredible skill of reporters as they navigated conversations with sources on and off the record. Watching journalists persuade their sources to share their stories was insightful.

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Silky @silkyweineck.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 13/10/2025

🎥I’m still amazed at the incredible access the journalists granted me for A Banner Year. 📰✨ This documentary will show how quintessential journalism comes together and emphasizes the critical importance of the truth. From the Preakness to the Key Bridge collapse. #journalism #filmmaking

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 10/10/2025

I found some pictures of my dad, Lou Davis, reporting, including one with Walter Cronkite and one me! 📸 This is why my new documentary, A Banner Year, means so much. This project is deeply personal. My dad passed away in 2016 but his legacy lives on! 🎥📽️ #Documentary #Journalism #WalterCronkite

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 04/10/2025

From late nights crunching out a story after the Key Bridge Collapse, to braving Preakness, our cameras followed The Baltimore Banner reporters on the biggest stories of last year. 🎥 Here are a few more screenshots from our #documentary about #journalism in #Baltimore, "A Banner Year."

Reporter sitting at a table interviewing someone

Reporter interviewing someone with their phone

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 22/09/2025

In a week that has been a disaster for the #FirstAmendment, it's important to understand why it's so vital. My new #documentary in post production follows reporters at the Baltimore Banner. It is about how crucial and hard #journalism is. Here are a few screenshots.

Reporter holding her phone next to a car

A reporter holding an umbrella interviewing someone

A reporter interviewing Wes Moore. Both are sitting in chairs

A reporter kneeling down and interviewing a child.

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Nicole Foy @nicolefoy.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Reminder: @propublica.org is still tracking how immigration agents use force when they make arrests. Do you have video or other documentation of forceful or violent arrests by immigration agents that we should review? Please reach out. email: nicole.foy@propublica.org Signal: @nicolefoy.27

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 02/09/2025

A couple of screenshots from my documentary a Banner Year. We just started post production, thanks to the Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund. #documentary #documentaryfilmmaking #filmmaking

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 01/09/2025

Started post production on my #documentary this week! Read all about it. open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/s...

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/08/2025

New update on my documentary A Banner Year! We officially started post production! Read all about It! open.substack.com/pub/lot1/p/s...

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Starting the Edit

Big News about Post Production

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 14/08/2025

I can’t help thinking of Bridesmaids when I see the #andjustlikethat thumbnail.

Scene from bridesmaids showing maya rudolf in the street

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Dana Hull @danahull.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Investigative reporting has never been more important and AI is not going to file the records request, make all the phone cakks and knock on the door

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 10/07/2025

Big, breaking news! A Banner Year, my new documentary about the Baltimore Banner, was accepted into the Saul Zaent Innovation Fund’s new pilot editor-in-residence program! We start full time in August! #documentary

Index cards that say summer 2023 and act 1

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/06/2025

4/4…we might see what happened to newspapers in 2008 happen to local tv news. Hedge funds already see blood in the water.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/06/2025

3/4… strong as recent as last year (www.axios.com/2024/10/29/p...) but if our next candidates learn and use Mamdami’s campaign techniques, local ad tv buying may not be necessary. Local tv revenues could drop. Local broadcasters need to figure out the evolution soon or…

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Political ads boost local TV

Local broadcast is still the top place campaigns spend their ad dollars.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/06/2025

2/4…local news humming, much like classified ads kept newspapers in business. Citizens United and the Electoral College keep that money flowing, and disperse it across tv markets (instead of concentrated in New York and LA). Political ads have been been…

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 29/06/2025

1/4 🧵 – I think we’re seeing iceberg of local tv news with the New York City election. There’s been reporting that It was big ad spend vs social media video. Mamdani connected through vertical, personal TikToks and Reels while Cuomo’s coffers focused on tv ads. Political advertising keeps…

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 25/06/2025

Support one of the coolest film festivals on the planet! Not Film Fest www.kickstarter.com/projects/nff...

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Not Film Fest

The experiential film festival that Mashable called "The Sundance of Italy"

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 24/06/2025

The index card wall is up! Starting post on my documentary: Banner Year!

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 17/06/2025

Support indie film! This film festival was amazing to Queen of the Capital Not Film Fest www.kickstarter.com/projects/nff...

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Not Film Fest

The experiential film festival that Mashable called "The Sundance of Italy"

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Adam Rose @adamrose.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

JOURNALISTS IN LA or COVERING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: Press rights groups are trying to coordinate responses to unlawful attacks by federal officers against journalists during protests. If you can help ID individuals in charge of operations (incident commander, etc.) & contact info please LMK.

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Jason Kint @kint.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Amazing. Respect the lede.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 27/05/2025

Here’s my prediction- ai only videos are going to explode on YouTube and then fail because people want authenticity on that platform (the you in YouTube). It’ll work on instagram reels because everything is fake there anyway, but what makes YouTube special is the people on it.

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Josh Davidsburg @lot1films.com · 18/04/2025

A film that takes place where you’re from Saint Elmo’s Fire (Go terps!)

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