Thankfully after the sour taste of Truth, a journalism movie with good intentions but very poor
execution and understanding of proper journalism, Spotlight came along to remind us that there are people who get it.
They get that investigative journalism can be a tool and a force for change and
for good and that the ends in themselves are not always justified even if your
story is right, or is most likely right. Good journalism requires good, fair,
and accurate reporting. It’s about dogged determination in getting people to
talk or reveal secrets. Spotlight,
directed by Tom McCarthy and co-written by him and Josh Singer, sis the best
movie about the process of investigation and what goes into reporting a story
since All the President’s Men.
