Introductions and overviews. Introduction ; A good tradition of love and hate ; Heroes and villains : an overview of journalism on film ; Journalism in film : 1997-2008 -- Heroes. Watchdogs ; Witnesses ; Heroines ; Artists -- Villains. Rogues, reptiles and repentant sinners ; Fabricators, fakers, fraudsters ; King-makers ; In closing -- Appendix : films about journalism, 1997-2008.