But going with the easy story sounds all wrong to Hackett, and also to his star columnist McDougal ( Randy Quaid), and they go on a desperate odyssey through the night to try to get the quote they need. To delay will cost thousands of dollars in pressroom overtime and drivers' wages. Meanwhile, the minutes are ticking away toward the deadline, and Hackett's superior, a managing editor named Alicia Clark ( Glenn Close) wants to go with the story they have on hand, and then fix it tomorrow. It's just that one of Hackett's reporters has overheard information indicating that the police themselves think the kids didn't do it.Ī big story - if anyone in authority will go on record. But there's political pressure to find the killers, and when the kids are arrested, every paper in town goes with the story, big. We know (because the movie tells us) that the kids are innocent. Two young black kids have been seen fleeing the scene of the crime. Two men have been shot dead in a parked car. Until tonight, maybe.Ī big story is breaking. But the Keaton character, whose name is Hackett, can truthfully say that it has never knowingly printed anything that was untrue. It's a scrappy tabloid that has teetered for years on the brink of bankruptcy, and its headlines scream sensationally in the biggest type (or "wood") the page will hold. The movie takes place during about 24 hours in the life of a New York daily called the Sun, but clearly modeled on the Post.
Sometimes, when you're in too deep, it's up to your friends to look out for you.
Luckily, she's the mastermind behind The Paper & Hearts Society book club, and she knows exactly what to do: start a new club, find ways of evading the system, and change the policy for good! With two book clubs to run, exams to prepare for, and a girlfriend, just how long will it be before Olivia burns out? After all, creating a book club and trying to get the #ReadWithPride hashtag to get noticed is going to take a lot of energy.
Olivia is distraught - she's demisexual and knows how important it is for all readers to see themselves represented. But when a parent complains about LGBTQ+ content in one of the books, the library implements a new policy for withdrawing books. Olivia Santos is excited for her last year at secondary school. The perfect book for fans of Alice Oseman, Holly Smale and Zoella. Join Olivia and The Paper & Hearts Society gang in this joyful comfort read and celebration of books from Booktuber Lucy Powrie. The second Paper & Hearts Society adventure.
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