• US director Andrew Rossi poses during the photocall of the documentary  "Inside the New York Times" at the 37th American Film Festival, in Deauville, northwestern France, on September 9, 2011. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

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