Greg Daniels is an old-fashioned kind of futurist. The TV writer and veteran showrunner is known for the American version of The Office, as well as Parks and Recreation, King of the Hill, and Space Force —all series about people struggling to keep their footing while being tossed about by changing times. He also just wrapped up another show, Prime Video’s Upload , which is about what it means to be alive when those who can afford it are able to digitally preserve their own consciousness. At the same time, Daniels is launching another comedy: Peacock’s The Paper , about a team of idealistic underdogs trying to revive the decaying fortunes of a legacy newspaper in Toledo, Ohio.

“I kind of think it’s the same issue, because the tech is what’s killing the newspapers,” Daniel

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