Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix
October 17, 2024
Like most journalists, I keep in my head a list of the best journalism movies — “Spotlight,” for instance, and “His Girl Friday.”
The one I like the most is “Deadline USA,” which stars Humphrey Bogart as a tough editor trying to land one last scoop before his paper folds. It ends with him holding a phone up so the bad guy can hear the story being printed in the final edition.
“That’s the press, baby, the press,” he tells the bad guy, “and there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Probably the most famous line from any journalism movie is the one from “All the President’s Men,” in which two reporters who are more handsome than any real reporter has ever been bring down Richard Nixon. They’re helped by an informant dubbed “Deep Throat.” He tells them, “Follow the money.”
I mention this because that’s exactly what a former reporter has done for everyone in Florida. I find the results fascinating.
