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The intrepid reporter has caught the world's fancy and he's exploring the secret of the Unicorn on the screens near you. So we wondered if there have been other heroes who work at the newspapers, and voila! We found a long list.

Among the animated heroes, Superman is the perfect example. He works at the Daily Planet when he's not saving the world. Spiderman, Peter Parker is a photo journalist, supplying photos of Spiderman to J Jonah Jameson.superman

My favourite reporter and photographer duo Gregory Peck and Eddie Albert in Roman Holiday spend the day with the runaway princess (the ethereal Audrey Hepburn) and despite having mindblowing, candid photographs of the princess, they take the higher ground and... If you have not seen the movie, please do, and you’ll know why so many movies on journalist reporters make it to the list of top movies.superman

Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas is the ultimate accolade to the one and only Hunter S Thompson whose Gonzo style of journalism earned him fame as well as infamy. The recent The Rum Diary also starred superman Johnny Depp was yet another tale of a journalist caught between the changing political scene in Puerto Rico and his thirst to retain his integrity as a jouranlist.

Charlie Wilson’s War, Wag The Dog and The Insider show the other side of journalism where manipulation of news is possible. In Hindi the recent example is that of Peepli Live superman where a little media circus is created around a farmer who is considering suicide, and also No One Killed Jessica where the reporter heroine pushes the system to action.

There are many more reporter heroes in the movies... wanna investigate the net and add your own example here




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