New York Times redeems itself on ‘Daily Show’

Bill Keller, the New York Times' executive editor, famously regrets letting "The Daily Show" into his paper's newsroom back in 2009, a decision that culminated in an awkward, fun-making spoof on the paper of record. But that didn't stop him from green-lighting yet another camera crew that wanted to document the inner workings of the Grey Lady.

The second go-round went a lot more smoothly, resulting in "Page One," a buzzy Andrew Rossi film about the state of journalism and the news industry as told through the lens of the Times media desk. And in another sign that the paper of record may be taking a more relaxed view of its public image, the Times also sent one of the key editorial hands featured in "Page One," media editor Bruce Headlam, on as a guest on last night's "Daily Show." Rossi was supposed to do the interview, but was feeling "under the weather," host Jon Stewart said. Headlam spoke kindly on the director's behalf.

"He managed to capture a lot of what was happening that year and a lot of the drama," Headlam said of Rossi. Headlam also spoke highly of his Twitter-savvy "Page One" co-stars Brian Stelter and David Carr, and of their reputations as innovators at the Times: "It's really a place in transition, and I don't want the film to be seen as a kind of, you know, old, grumpy newspaper here, and here are the cool kids over here. It's much more fluid."

You can watch the clip of Stewart's interview with Headlam above.