A First … Video Letter to the Editor

Charles Ferguson, director of, No End in Sight, currently playing at the Edina Theater, has produced what, for The New York Times at least, is the first video letter to the editor, responding to Iraq boss Paul Bremer’s recent assertion [in Times Select] that numerous military officials were aware of and agreed to his decision to disband the Iraqi army in May of 2003.

Here is Ferguson’s video letter.

Ferguson’s film is terrific, but the concept of a video letter to the editor for on-line newspapers is another very intriguing evolutionary moment that bodes well for the transition away from print.

Note the enthusiasm of NY Times edit page boss Andrew Rosenthal in this this Editor & Publisher interview.