Spotlight Managing expectations: Sabrina Impacciatore finds a new edition to career BRUCE R. MILLER Sep 9, 2025 Sep 9, 2025 Updated Dec 3, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save When Sabrina Impacciatore got the script for “The Paper,” she wasn’t sure how she should play Esmeralda Grand, the newspaper’s managing editor.kAm“x FD65 C62= 6>@E:@?D[” x>A244:2E@C6 C642==D] “x H2D C62==J 4CJ:?8] x H2D C62==J D92<:?8 2?5 E96?[ 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 2F5:E:@?[ x 42?’E C6>6>36C H9@ E@=5 >6[ ‘$23C:?2 5@ J@F F?56CDE2?5 E92E tD>6C2=52 :D >2?:AF=2E:G6 2?5 D96’D AC6E6?5:?8 E@ 4CJn’ p?5 2E E96 6?5 @7 E9:D[ x D2:5[ ‘x’> 8@:?8 E@ FD6 E9:D 3642FD6 :E’D 2 AC@46DD … x’> DE:== 7:8FC:?8 @FE tD>6C2=52] x’> DE:== ECJ:?8 E@ 7:8FC6 @FE H92E’D 8@:?8 E@ 92AA6?]’”k^Am Sabrina Impacciatore, left, as Esmeralda and Ramona Young as Nicole in "The Aaron Epstein/Peacock kAmx? 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Movies & TV 'The Paper' brings 'The Office' into world of journalism | Streamed & Screened BRUCE MILLER and TERRY LIPSHETZ Sioux City Journal & Lee Enterprises
Review: 'The Paper' may need rewrite but its characters work The comedy still boasts the quirky characters we recognize, but it’s not the tell-all journalists might have wanted.
A no-brainer: 'DMV' looks at the world of motor vehicle testing Like “Superstore,” “The Office” and, more recently, “The Paper,” these workplace comedies highlight the everyday events that color most everyo…
Domhnall Gleeson looks at the newspaper business in 'The Paper' When Domhnall Gleeson shadowed reporters before starting work as a newspaper editor in “The Paper,” he was surprised at the optimism that’s st…
There isn't a fair shake in the Emmy nominating procedure Just putting this out there: Emmy voters didn’t see all the shows eligible this year.
