I understand your point and noticed the same thing. Other videos the NY Times produced typically have a long form article with it forming the basis of the video

I understand your point and noticed the same thing. Other videos the NY Times produced typically have a long form article with it forming the basis of the video. The two guys who made the documentary are not NY Times employees, but independents. https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-minasi-13abb418 https://www.linkedin.com/in/matteo-minasi-13abb418 https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-harmon-993a206 https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-harmon-993a206 Perhaps it was a freelance pitch and the NY Times accepted it?