1 00:00:05,680 --> 00:00:07,400 Everyone give a warm welcome 2 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,520 to the students of Derrysburg High School. 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,840 Future of journalism, meet present of journalism. 4 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:16,320 You can ask them anything you want. 5 00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:18,080 Don't be shy, guys. 6 00:00:18,080 --> 00:00:20,040 You do not need to be intimidated by us. 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:22,000 We're here to help you, alright? 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:24,080 No question is too stupid. 9 00:00:24,080 --> 00:00:26,320 Do you think an over-reliance on anonymous sources 10 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,640 damages public trust? 11 00:00:27,640 --> 00:00:30,160 That's an amazing question. And it's very curious. 12 00:00:30,160 --> 00:00:31,400 Who wants to take this one? 13 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,480 I feel like I'm monopolising the conversation. 14 00:00:33,480 --> 00:00:35,760 OK, personally, I have never found the need 15 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:39,200 to use anonymous sources in either of my articles, so... 16 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,680 - You've only written two? - But she's only starting out, so... 17 00:00:42,680 --> 00:00:46,200 - Yeah. - Yeah... but I'm a freshman, and I've written 30. 18 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:49,440 - God damn. - Well, B-Barry over there, he's written thousands. 19 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,000 Is this your family? 20 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:54,960 Davey, you had something else, didn't you? 21 00:00:54,960 --> 00:00:57,280 What are your rules on asking leading questions? 22 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:58,680 Oh, I'll take this one. 23 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,080 The great thing about journalism, we have no rules. 24 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,880 Yes, we do. Um... Those are really tempting. 25 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:05,520 Instead of saying something like, 26 00:01:05,520 --> 00:01:08,800 "You were outraged by his behaviour, weren't you?" 27 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,160 It'd be better to say something like, 28 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,800 "Did you have a strong emotion? Yes or no?" 29 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,720 Well, Mrs Hanks taught us that we shouldn't ask yes or no questions 30 00:01:16,720 --> 00:01:18,840 because it discourages someone from elaborating. 31 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,600 Yes. 32 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,600 OK! If there are no more questions, I think we can head into- 33 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,840 Is there, like, a way we could come to your guys's school 34 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:28,920 and shadow you for a bit? 35 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,440 What does it cost to run Truth Teller every year? 36 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:03,640 Oh, I don't know, the monthly budget is... 37 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,080 about a half a million dollars? - Whoa. - Pretty cool, right? 38 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,880 How do you expect you can survive with so much waste? 39 00:02:11,160 --> 00:02:13,080 I don't think there's all that much waste. 40 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:15,080 - Hey. - Yeah? 41 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:16,800 Travis says that a byline is 42 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:19,000 a reporter's name at the beginning of an article, 43 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,720 but isn't a byline, like, the article's very last line? 44 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,560 It's like, "Bye"? 45 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:26,240 - Uh... - Uh... Don't... 46 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,240 - Sorry... - Don't write that down. 47 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,840 - You guys all go to Derrysburg, right? - Yeah. 48 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,600 - I graduated there in 2012. - Mm. - I have a girlfriend. 49 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:37,480 That's good... Um... 50 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:39,800 so is there anything big happening at the school? 51 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,920 The music teacher's retiring after, like, 30 years. 52 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:44,320 Oh, Mister "K"? He's retiring? 53 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:46,400 They're having a whole send-off thing for him. 54 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,120 - He's directing one last show at the school. - Wow. 55 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:52,560 He's a pretty big deal in Toledo. He went to Juilliard. 56 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,840 Fancy. What's the show? 57 00:02:54,840 --> 00:02:57,800 It's a gender-swapped "Mean Girls" called "Mean Boys". 58 00:02:57,800 --> 00:02:59,680 - Fun. - Yeah. 59 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,800 Sure... I remember Mister K. 60 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,120 Remember a lot of my high school teachers. 61 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:10,320 Do you ever worry about outlets like SoWesley 62 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:14,280 that basically do the same job as Truth Teller but have no expenses? 63 00:03:14,280 --> 00:03:16,720 - SoWesley? - Wesley Holzwanger? 64 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,520 He runs the local news blog in Lucas County? 65 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,600 It's the most popular one. 66 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,640 - And he- - I don't care. 67 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:27,440 Well, he's in the grade above me, and he has 300,000 subscribers. 68 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,600 - Did you say three hundred or three thousand? - Oh... 69 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,600 three "hundred" thousand. 70 00:03:32,640 --> 00:03:34,680 Good god. 71 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:38,040 And he's the only employee, so... 72 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:43,320 Our budget is still carrying pensions from typesetters 73 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:47,440 who retired in 1991 who keep... living. 74 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:52,040 And this kid just hits "publish" for free, and it's not even good. 75 00:03:52,040 --> 00:03:54,200 Oh, look at this... 76 00:03:54,200 --> 00:03:56,080 Are you sure you mean 'inflammable', 77 00:03:56,080 --> 00:03:57,480 SoWesley, and not 'flammable'? 78 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,760 I mean, it's only the exact opposite meaning! 79 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,760 "Ever heard of proofreading? 80 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,360 Maybe you should've been in the journalism class 81 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:07,320 at The Truth Teller this morning. Winky face." 82 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,120 Hey. 83 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,160 - Hey. - Got a sec? - Absolutely. Come on in. 84 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:13,840 Uh... Oscar and I were talking, 85 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:15,960 and we thought we could head down to the high school. 86 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:19,360 I really don't think we have all that much to learn from them. 87 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,360 No. - We were just gonna, uh... cover some stories. 88 00:04:22,360 --> 00:04:24,760 There's a theatre teacher that's, uh... 89 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:27,920 I dunno, everybody loves him and, uh... it's his last big show. 90 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:31,360 - Figured I could write a feature on him. - And I could review the play. 91 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,960 Just because I'm writing for The Paper 92 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,600 doesn't mean I want to be a part of this documentary. 93 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:40,600 I don't. 94 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:44,280 And I realise that sitting here talking to you, uh... 95 00:04:44,280 --> 00:04:47,280 may send a... a confused message. 96 00:04:47,280 --> 00:04:49,360 So, let me be ultra-clear: 97 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:54,080 the only reason I am doing this is to promote my art and leisure beat. 98 00:04:54,080 --> 00:04:57,040 I think you should do that. Go and cover a high school... 99 00:04:57,040 --> 00:04:59,760 better than a high school kid can. 100 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:03,280 - OK. - Mm-hm. Mare, you source the bejesus out of everything. 101 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,720 Oscar, don't hold back. Unleash your full lexicon. 102 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,680 This isn't the baby blog news-hour. Let's show 'em how it's done! 103 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:10,840 You got it, boss. 104 00:05:15,760 --> 00:05:18,680 What? 105 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,040 - What is it? - Ah, you haven't seen it? 106 00:05:21,040 --> 00:05:23,240 No. What is it? What is it? 107 00:05:25,080 --> 00:05:28,400 "Truth Teller punches down. Editor-in-Chief cyber-bullies..." 108 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,360 "..minor." 109 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,160 - Allora... - Shit. - Um... 110 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:36,000 - A bully is the worst thing you can be. - I... 111 00:05:36,000 --> 00:05:40,400 Like, this is really humiliating... ..for you, right? 112 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,600 Oh, in case you didn't know. In case you didn't know. 113 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,680 No, I know that. But this is stupid. 114 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:47,800 Yeah, but it gets better. I mean, it get worse. 115 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,600 - Like, keep scrolling down till... - Yeah. 116 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:53,400 Yes. 117 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:56,000 No, no, it's... it's fine. 118 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,480 But look at your eyes. Scary like a goat. 119 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,760 That's not a fair description. 120 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:03,760 I've got perfectly human eyes. 121 00:06:03,760 --> 00:06:05,720 Deary me, Ned. What've you done, mate? 122 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,040 "In a pathetic attempt to claw back relevance, 123 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,840 Ned Sampson, Editor-in-Chief, and supposed grown man, 124 00:06:12,840 --> 00:06:16,040 decided to verbally assault me in the comments of this blog. 125 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:19,280 But what's worse is that he used this emoji..." 126 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,720 - This is just some punk kid. - I'll have you know 127 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:27,080 that Wesley Holzwanger does have some influence in this town. 128 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,960 Unlike you, pal. I think you need to apologise. 129 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:32,800 That's not gonna happen. 130 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,440 'I thought it would be fun to carve a bird for Nicole. 131 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:42,320 I've never carved anything before, but I... 132 00:06:42,320 --> 00:06:44,600 I had some free time over the weekend, so I watched a... 133 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:46,760 a two-hour YouTube video a couple times, 134 00:06:46,760 --> 00:06:48,680 ordered the right kind of knives, and... 135 00:06:48,680 --> 00:06:51,040 after a few tries, I was pretty happy with it.' 136 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:52,720 The first one I made had really big eyes. 137 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,640 But then I remembered Nicole doesn't like being looked at sometimes, 138 00:06:55,640 --> 00:06:58,360 so... so I got a glass cutter and I cut out some little sunglasses. 139 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:00,240 And then, I polished it the same colour brown 140 00:07:00,240 --> 00:07:02,400 as a bag of hers that I know she likes. 141 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:05,520 It... It's just my way of sayin', "Hey, what's up?" 142 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:08,040 - I mean, how long do you think it took him? - Too long. 143 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,760 Longer than we've ever spent talking to each other. 144 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:14,400 - Stop... - It's just too much. 145 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,720 Yeah, no, I mean, a hand-whittled bird is not 146 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:20,240 what you'd expect from a healthy young man. 147 00:07:21,160 --> 00:07:23,040 I think I should've used a better wood. 148 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,680 I used pine like a simp. I don't... I don't think she likes pine. 149 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:27,720 Nah, no, no. It's not the wood. 150 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:30,280 It's the woodsman. A hand-carved bird? 151 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:33,240 You might as well have carved her an engagement ring. 152 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:37,400 You're freakin' her out. And you're freakin' me out. 153 00:07:38,680 --> 00:07:41,080 You're freakin' Adelola out. 154 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,080 And frankly, you're freakin' out all the Softees guys back there. 155 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,880 - How many people know about this? - Everyone who's facing this way. 156 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:51,920 I know. 157 00:07:56,640 --> 00:07:57,760 So, what should I do? 158 00:07:57,760 --> 00:07:59,640 Should I just act like I don't like her? 159 00:07:59,640 --> 00:08:03,040 Exactly. Dude, I'm icing out my stepdad right now, 160 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:04,840 and he's beggin' for it. 161 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:08,480 I like makin' Nicole homemade gifts. 162 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,560 I'm a proud Michael's Reward member. 163 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:13,360 Um... But I realise it may be too much for her, 164 00:08:13,360 --> 00:08:16,640 so I'll probably just hold off until later, maybe. 165 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:19,000 After our wedding. 166 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,360 I'm just... I'm kidding. 167 00:08:21,360 --> 00:08:24,280 I don't have a lot of friends outside of my fishing collective. 168 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:28,240 Uh... But Detrick is cool. He's nice, he's tall, smells good. 169 00:08:28,240 --> 00:08:31,760 And, um... I'd like to think he would do the same for me 170 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:34,640 if we become friends like I am planning. 171 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,800 Alright, this is humiliating. 172 00:08:39,720 --> 00:08:42,800 Hey, Wesley. 173 00:08:46,040 --> 00:08:49,080 Wesley, are you on mute? I didn't hear you say hello. 174 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:50,760 I didn't say, "Hello." 175 00:08:50,760 --> 00:08:55,080 - OK, well, this is Ned Sampson. - The Spelling Nazi. 176 00:08:55,080 --> 00:08:58,200 It was actually semantics, not spelling, but... 177 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:00,280 - But you're still a Nazi? - No. 178 00:09:00,280 --> 00:09:03,280 I'm, uh... I'm... I'm calling to apologise. 179 00:09:03,280 --> 00:09:04,800 OK. Not accepted. 180 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:08,280 No one leaves this room until he accepts that apology. 181 00:09:08,280 --> 00:09:10,480 I... I'd really appreciate it if you... 182 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,440 if you took the story down, pal. - Not gonna happen. 183 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,800 Also, "flammable" and "inflammable" are the same. 184 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,280 Wesley, I'm sorry, you're just wrong here. 185 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,440 - He's right. - He's what? - The same. 186 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:25,440 - "Flammable" and "inflammable". - That makes no sense. - Cool. 187 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,320 - Uh... I'm... I'm gonna go cos I'm busy... - No, no, don't go. 188 00:09:28,320 --> 00:09:31,560 - No, that... No... - Wesley, hi. 189 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:33,840 Ciao. This is Esmeralda Grand, 190 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,800 managing editor of TTT online, 191 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:40,840 very cool, very sexy, very innovative. 192 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:44,080 I want to apologise for Ned. 193 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:48,120 He resents children because he can't have any of his own. 194 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:51,640 - He sat on a stove in high school. - That's... - And it was on. 195 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,680 That's not true. That didn't happen. 196 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:56,560 So, Ned's a premature grandpa 197 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:59,040 with his, uh... print paper. 198 00:09:59,040 --> 00:10:02,280 But at TTT, we are completely different. 199 00:10:02,280 --> 00:10:04,320 Ice cream on Thursdays. 200 00:10:04,320 --> 00:10:09,600 Very fun, very chill vibe, a lot of rizz. 201 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:11,680 Nothing sus, nothing mid. 202 00:10:11,680 --> 00:10:15,960 And we are also very concerned about climate change. 203 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:18,560 We... We all get to have ice cream on Thursdays, Wesley. 204 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:21,520 - Everyone on the floor, it's not just digital. - Yes, old man. 205 00:10:21,520 --> 00:10:23,720 - TTT online, huh? - Yes. 206 00:10:23,720 --> 00:10:27,400 - That's definitely more my speed. - Come intern with me. Let's collab. 207 00:10:27,400 --> 00:10:29,280 - Looking forward to it. - Ciao, bro! 208 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:32,440 Hey, Wesley, how... He knows how to say goodbye. 209 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,240 And that is how it's done. 210 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,200 That was an absolute master class in talkin' to kids. 211 00:10:38,200 --> 00:10:40,800 'Am I "threatened" by SoWesley?' 212 00:10:40,800 --> 00:10:43,120 I'm not... I'm not threatened by SoWesley. 213 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,200 The two types of media work completely differently. 214 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,080 You have a blog, one person reads it. That's it. 215 00:10:49,080 --> 00:10:51,120 You have a paper. 216 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:54,320 They might leave that in a coffee shop. 217 00:10:54,320 --> 00:10:56,160 Someone else comes in. They read it. 218 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,240 They take it with them. They leave it on the bus. 219 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,200 Now you've got two people reading it. Someone else picks that up. 220 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:03,240 Three people. 221 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:06,640 That person's homeless. They wrap themselves in it at night. 222 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:08,920 Can't wrap yourself in a blog. 223 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,000 Mm. 224 00:11:15,400 --> 00:11:17,920 I don't know how I can sugarcoat this, so I won't: 225 00:11:17,920 --> 00:11:20,440 at this point, we don't have a show. 226 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,080 I repeat, we do not have a show! 227 00:11:24,080 --> 00:11:26,840 Pick that up. 228 00:11:26,840 --> 00:11:29,440 I see some of you are getting emotional. 229 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:33,400 Do you know what would happen if we cried at Juilliard? 230 00:11:33,400 --> 00:11:35,840 Do I have to remind you that Defiance High School is 231 00:11:35,840 --> 00:11:38,320 mounting an amazing production of "Bye-Bye, Birdie" 232 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:41,320 that's gonna blow your asses off?! 233 00:11:42,160 --> 00:11:45,280 - Alright, there we go. - Mister "K"? 234 00:12:05,360 --> 00:12:07,040 - Let me fly it. - No. 235 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:08,880 Gimme a 360, like, you know, like, uh... 236 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:10,840 the camera thing in the Oscars? 237 00:12:10,840 --> 00:12:12,840 - You mean the GlamBot? - Uh-huh! 238 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,200 - Hey! Hey! - What? 239 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:18,560 Is it too much to ask to not have any flying robots in this office?! 240 00:12:18,560 --> 00:12:21,440 - I can't even think over here! - We can't hear you, Kimberly! 241 00:12:21,440 --> 00:12:23,400 We're trying to work over here! 242 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,800 Hey, you didn't say executive parking, 243 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:28,640 so I was across the street in the parking lot; 244 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:29,920 this is executive parking. 245 00:12:29,920 --> 00:12:33,200 Did you see what this little brat did? 246 00:12:34,400 --> 00:12:37,640 "Esmeralda Grand, 51, Editor of TTT Online, 247 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:41,400 begged me to work for her, quote, 'sexy website'. 248 00:12:41,400 --> 00:12:44,440 Was she hoping to violate more than child labour laws?" 249 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,480 You're a lot of things, but you're not- 250 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:49,560 Fifty-one! I know! 251 00:12:49,560 --> 00:12:51,600 - It's slander! - Yeah, OK. 252 00:12:51,600 --> 00:12:55,360 - This kid is a menace. - He's a threat to "your" paper. 253 00:12:56,600 --> 00:12:59,480 Like, if there's no Truth Teller, 254 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:03,160 who is going to preserve ethics in journalism, and truth, 255 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:05,320 and all that other shit that you say? 256 00:13:05,320 --> 00:13:07,360 You're right. 257 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:10,880 Are you on board for revenge? 258 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:12,600 Ethical revenge, yes. 259 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:13,760 We cut his brakes, 260 00:13:13,760 --> 00:13:16,400 and then what happens after is in the hand of God. 261 00:13:16,400 --> 00:13:18,680 I think that's too much. 262 00:13:19,880 --> 00:13:21,640 - Welcome to our playground. - Nice to meet you. 263 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,080 I don't think I've had the pleasure. 264 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:26,480 Oh, wow. Well, Mister "K" is famously good at never forgetting 265 00:13:26,480 --> 00:13:28,840 a face or a voice. It's good to see you again. 266 00:13:28,840 --> 00:13:31,760 Ah. Yes, Mare. 267 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:35,240 - So, I was a former student of yours. - Oh. 268 00:13:35,240 --> 00:13:37,600 I auditioned for Anna, the lead in The King And I? 269 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:40,480 Ah. You remind me of a young Tyne Daly. 270 00:13:40,480 --> 00:13:44,560 But you know who got that part? Our dear, dear Allison Page... 271 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:47,000 - Mm. - ..just a delightful little songbird. 272 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,280 Now, a lot of people felt like she only got that part 273 00:13:49,280 --> 00:13:51,640 because her parents donated that fog machine. - Mare... 274 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:54,320 Would you say that had anything to do with your decision making? 275 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:56,840 What is this? Are you even a real paper? 276 00:13:56,840 --> 00:13:59,280 - We're from The Truth Teller. - Then, let me tell ya the truth. 277 00:13:59,280 --> 00:14:01,960 You didn't get the part cos, obviously, you weren't good enough. 278 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,360 - OK, and Allison Page was? - Yeah. 279 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:07,480 She was a soprano when the role was clearly meant for an alto. 280 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,520 She improvised most of her lines, 281 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,800 which is a little problematic for a show set in 1860s Siam. 282 00:14:12,800 --> 00:14:14,760 Oh, and... she wasn't that good. 283 00:14:14,760 --> 00:14:17,760 - Heh. - Well, this space, the... what you did with it... 284 00:14:17,760 --> 00:14:20,120 I don't play favourites, Mare. 285 00:14:20,120 --> 00:14:22,160 I play performers. 286 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,440 - OK. - And my apologies that I can't recall anything, 287 00:14:25,440 --> 00:14:28,120 not a thing, about your audition. 288 00:14:28,120 --> 00:14:30,960 But I always remember the great ones. 289 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:33,960 So you can deduce from there how ya fared. 290 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,400 And we're ba-a-a-ack! 291 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:40,840 Turns out, Mare has a grudge 292 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,000 against Mr K, and it... 293 00:14:43,000 --> 00:14:45,000 Ooh... nope! 294 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,960 Not arts and leisure related. 295 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:52,560 We convince him his father is not his real father. 296 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,640 Kids hate that. 297 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,720 That's interesting. 298 00:14:56,720 --> 00:15:00,440 We smear a little dog shit on his retainer. 299 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:02,680 Just a little teaspoon. 300 00:15:02,680 --> 00:15:06,120 - How would we get into his...? - Through the window! 301 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,320 We give him Lyme disease. 302 00:15:08,320 --> 00:15:11,960 I think I have the right kind of ticks. 303 00:15:11,960 --> 00:15:14,760 My aunt has Lyme disease, and it's not... 304 00:15:14,760 --> 00:15:17,200 - Have you ever had that happen- - Ken! 305 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:20,240 - Go away! We are working! - Pardon me? 306 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:22,440 We are working, Ken! 307 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,640 Thank you! 308 00:15:24,640 --> 00:15:27,400 Jealous? Uh... No. No, no. No. 309 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:29,400 I actually think it's quite good that, uh... 310 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,680 Esmeralda and Ned are getting on so well. 311 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,400 Really good. Good for business. Uh... But is it good? Really? 312 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,760 I mean, Esmeralda and Ned don't really gel, would be my one thought. 313 00:15:39,760 --> 00:15:43,920 Whereas, of course, for example, Esmeralda and I... 314 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:46,960 well, we share a certain European sophistication. 315 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:51,440 Not that the UK is currently in the EU. 316 00:15:51,440 --> 00:15:53,040 Thank God. 317 00:15:53,040 --> 00:15:55,680 - I need to get back to work. - 'Course you do. Yeah. - Yeah. 318 00:15:57,480 --> 00:15:59,280 Mm-hm. 319 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:01,280 Which tape? 320 00:16:02,120 --> 00:16:04,280 Oh, you mean this tape. 321 00:16:04,280 --> 00:16:07,960 Um... So, this is for my headaches, you know? 322 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:10,920 So, the... the tape, um... 323 00:16:10,920 --> 00:16:13,640 like, pulls back the pain. 324 00:16:14,920 --> 00:16:17,960 Wait, I got it. I got it. 325 00:16:18,840 --> 00:16:23,160 We anonymously send Wesley a fake press release. 326 00:16:23,160 --> 00:16:25,120 If he publishes it, everyone finds out 327 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,040 that he doesn't verify his sources, 328 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:29,320 and his whole reputation is destroyed. 329 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,320 - Oh, wow, yes, boom! - Yeah? 330 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:35,240 And so, he's untrustworthy, and I'm not 51! 331 00:16:35,240 --> 00:16:37,160 Yes. We just need a... a believable... 332 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:38,880 - Yeah. - ..press release. OK, 333 00:16:38,880 --> 00:16:40,840 - So... - Yes. - Um... Layoffs? 334 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,680 Potential upcoming layoffs at Corning Glass. 335 00:16:44,680 --> 00:16:46,960 - Wow. Incredible. - Hm? 336 00:16:46,960 --> 00:16:50,400 - Such a perfect level of bland. How do you do that? - I don't... I... 337 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:53,080 -It comes so naturally to you, right? -It comes naturally. Yeah! 338 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:58,520 Oh, Nicole. 339 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:06,480 Do you, um... 340 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,880 Do you have the... the new numbers on the... the half page ads? 341 00:17:10,800 --> 00:17:13,520 - Yeah, I'll send 'em right over. - Cool. Thanks. 342 00:17:20,680 --> 00:17:23,800 Yeah. Detrick may have gotten the message. 343 00:17:25,320 --> 00:17:27,320 Phew. 344 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,120 - Off the record? - Yeah. 345 00:17:30,120 --> 00:17:32,080 Mister K is a character. 346 00:17:32,080 --> 00:17:35,520 - A "lot" of insecurity for such a tall man. - Yes. 347 00:17:35,520 --> 00:17:38,520 W-Would you say he's also arrogant? I mean, some people can be both. 348 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,560 He manages to drop Juilliard into every conversation. 349 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:45,000 - Yeah. - I went to Yale. - I never bring it up. 350 00:17:45,000 --> 00:17:46,760 Is there anything else you can tell me? 351 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:48,400 I just think it's all an act. 352 00:17:48,400 --> 00:17:50,520 Thank you! Yes! It is all an act. 353 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,880 That is so great. Can I use that as a quote? 354 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:54,800 No, absolutely not. 355 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:58,120 The last teacher who spoke poorly of Mister K got reassigned 356 00:17:58,120 --> 00:18:01,600 to a different school district like a bad priest in the night. 357 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,080 No. You want a quote? He's a "pillar of the community." 358 00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:11,000 Don't be fooled by the pink 359 00:18:11,000 --> 00:18:13,000 - He is not playing dolls... - No! 360 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:15,160 He is stalking the halls... - Christ, start walking! 361 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,240 For the thrill of the kill... - Bright faces! Wide eyes! 362 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:20,680 Every person in school Is aware of his... 363 00:18:20,680 --> 00:18:24,160 - What do you think? - "Weak exports force 364 00:18:24,160 --> 00:18:26,880 loss of 300 jobs." 365 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:30,280 Wow. Bravo, Ned. It's so convincing. 366 00:18:30,280 --> 00:18:32,360 Are you sure "Joanna Pringlebottom" sounds like 367 00:18:32,360 --> 00:18:34,360 the real head of PR of Corning Glass? 368 00:18:34,360 --> 00:18:37,600 Ned, I don't want to be here all night, OK? 369 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,440 Should we really do this? Maybe it's like an angry email 370 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,000 that you write and don't send. 371 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:44,840 It's like we got it out of our system. 372 00:18:44,840 --> 00:18:46,840 - Ned... - Yeah. 373 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:50,760 - You know, when I was a little girl... - Mm-hm. 374 00:18:50,760 --> 00:18:53,760 ..one night, my mom entered in my room, 375 00:18:53,760 --> 00:18:56,880 and you know what she told me? - What'd she say to you? 376 00:18:56,880 --> 00:18:59,560 She said... 377 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,400 Ha! Sent it! 378 00:19:06,360 --> 00:19:08,480 What's a synonym for "atrocious"? 379 00:19:08,480 --> 00:19:10,680 Heh. I'm not asking. It's... 380 00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:20,760 OK, Emma Gadsdon gets Elphaba and look... 381 00:19:20,760 --> 00:19:24,360 big ad from her family's contracting business. 382 00:19:24,360 --> 00:19:27,440 2014. Kristen Mayhew, her mom is comptroller of Hollywood Casino. 383 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,800 - OK. - And here's the full-page ad. 384 00:19:29,800 --> 00:19:32,240 Sergio Giacoman, 2016. OK? 385 00:19:32,240 --> 00:19:34,680 He was actually pretty good and did end up going to Broadway. 386 00:19:34,680 --> 00:19:36,480 But his parents owned the local Dillard's, 387 00:19:36,480 --> 00:19:38,720 and here's the full-page ad! - OK. 388 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:40,760 I mean, this has been going on for years! 389 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:44,160 Mister K has clearly just been, you know, feathering his nest. 390 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:48,640 Um... If there were ill-gotten gains, 391 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,160 I wish he would've spent the money on voice lessons for the kids. 392 00:19:53,880 --> 00:19:56,920 - OK. Mare... - Yeah? 393 00:19:56,920 --> 00:19:59,120 ..I see what you see. 394 00:19:59,120 --> 00:20:03,320 But this is not hard proof. Right? 395 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,920 Maybe the proud parents bought ads after to support their kids. 396 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,920 -I know, I just know he's full of it. -Well... -You know? 397 00:20:11,080 --> 00:20:13,120 Are you an "R"-word? 398 00:20:14,120 --> 00:20:16,640 Ken, you cannot say that. You... 399 00:20:17,480 --> 00:20:21,120 -You can if it's just an initial. -It's... what the initial stands for. 400 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:23,680 Well, then, I'll say the whole word, won't I? 401 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,960 Rascal. Are you a rascal? 402 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:29,680 - I was just trying to speed things up. - Ken. Come on. What is it? 403 00:20:29,680 --> 00:20:32,160 SoWesley's got the scoop. 404 00:20:32,160 --> 00:20:35,040 - What? - The Corning Glass layoffs. 405 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:37,000 Oh, my God! He ran with it. 406 00:20:37,000 --> 00:20:40,160 How are you letting a child beat you to this? 407 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:43,640 No, no, Ken. I'm the one beating the child. 408 00:20:44,680 --> 00:20:47,160 - Excuse me? - Ken. Ken. - Yeah? 409 00:20:47,160 --> 00:20:50,320 - No. - No? One thing I would say is... 410 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,320 ..I don't love feeling excluded. 411 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,720 And I know I'm not really contributing anything 412 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:58,560 to whatever this is, 413 00:20:58,560 --> 00:21:01,760 but I do like the idea of being able to stand with you. 414 00:21:01,760 --> 00:21:04,880 Just for them, you know? So it looks like I'm taking part. 415 00:21:05,840 --> 00:21:07,880 I can laugh when you laugh. 416 00:21:07,880 --> 00:21:10,360 -I don't need to understand the joke. -Right? 417 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:13,600 - OK. - OK? - I think you can leave. 418 00:21:13,600 --> 00:21:16,360 Off I go? Alright. Ha-ha-ha! 419 00:21:16,360 --> 00:21:19,000 Fantastic. 420 00:21:21,040 --> 00:21:23,160 God, finally. 421 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:26,000 We got him? 422 00:21:26,000 --> 00:21:27,880 We got him. 423 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,680 - Oh! - Mm-hm. - So now we finish him! 424 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:33,240 I guess! 425 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,960 "Mr Kirby celebrates 30th year at Derrysburg." 426 00:21:35,960 --> 00:21:38,320 Mr K is a pillar of the community." 427 00:21:38,320 --> 00:21:40,120 - This is fine. - It's not. 428 00:21:40,120 --> 00:21:42,280 You could've written a hit-piece. 429 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:44,560 But you didn't. You stuck to your principles. 430 00:21:44,560 --> 00:21:47,680 Hello? 431 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaking. 432 00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,760 Oh, yeah, thanks for getting back to me. 433 00:21:52,760 --> 00:21:54,760 Uh-huh. 434 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,120 Yeah, one second. Are you sure? 435 00:21:59,120 --> 00:22:01,280 Phew... 436 00:22:01,280 --> 00:22:03,160 I made one small change to my piece. 437 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,120 Turns out, Juilliard's favourite son never went to Juilliard. 438 00:22:06,120 --> 00:22:08,240 He's terrible. 439 00:22:08,240 --> 00:22:11,360 He had it comin' He had it comin' 440 00:22:11,360 --> 00:22:14,760 He only had himself to blame 441 00:22:14,760 --> 00:22:16,520 Oh, my God, maybe he was right. 442 00:22:16,520 --> 00:22:18,640 No, I'm just rusty. 443 00:22:29,200 --> 00:22:31,440 Nicole. 444 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:33,560 Can I talk to you for a second? 445 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,880 Uh... Yeah. 446 00:22:35,880 --> 00:22:39,160 Um... I feel like I've... 447 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,480 I feel like I've been a bit much lately? 448 00:22:41,480 --> 00:22:43,640 Oh, no. 449 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,160 Well, yeah... 450 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:47,760 I'm sorry. Uh... I... 451 00:22:47,760 --> 00:22:50,200 I didn't realise at the time, I just... 452 00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:54,120 Hear me out: I feel like... I feel like I need 453 00:22:54,120 --> 00:22:56,400 to tell you that I like you. - Yeah. 454 00:22:56,400 --> 00:22:58,280 I'm really not in a place right now- 455 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,600 - Like... - ..to start... - Like 3.5. 456 00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,960 - What? - I like you 3.5. 457 00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:10,680 - Yeah, out of ten? - No, out of five. 458 00:23:10,680 --> 00:23:13,640 Because out of ten would be like you hate me. 459 00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,480 Yeah, no, I... I like you, 460 00:23:15,480 --> 00:23:17,960 but just, like... just casually. 461 00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,280 Alright, I'll see you... I'll see you later. 462 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:25,280 Alright. 463 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,840 "Popular child's blog spreads vicious lies. 464 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,640 Esmeralda Grand, 37, 465 00:23:33,640 --> 00:23:36,640 Editor of TTT Online, 466 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:38,960 lead the investigation." 467 00:23:38,960 --> 00:23:41,120 - I wonder if he's upset. - Who cares? 468 00:23:41,120 --> 00:23:43,680 You saved the local media, whatever. 469 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,720 What do you need more? 470 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:48,200 'Did I go too far?' 471 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:50,120 What is too far? 472 00:23:50,120 --> 00:23:53,680 Is it using the power of the press to disgrace a high schooler? 473 00:23:55,720 --> 00:23:57,720 That's probably too far. 474 00:23:59,680 --> 00:24:01,640 And I think I went it. 475 00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,680 - Hey. - Hey. 476 00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:07,440 I liked your very, uh... balanced piece on Mister K. 477 00:24:07,440 --> 00:24:09,400 - Oh, thank you. - Yeah. 478 00:24:09,400 --> 00:24:12,680 You doin' OK? I saw some of the comments. 479 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,080 Oh, my God, you should hear the voicemails. 480 00:24:15,080 --> 00:24:19,080 I got called several different species of animals, including: 481 00:24:19,080 --> 00:24:21,320 bitter cow, frigid pig, 482 00:24:21,320 --> 00:24:25,160 venomous snake, and poisonous dog. 483 00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,640 I read a great quote the other day that I wanted to share with you guys. 484 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:33,440 "The courage in journalism is sticking up for the unpopular, 485 00:24:33,440 --> 00:24:35,440 not the popular." 486 00:24:36,600 --> 00:24:40,320 Well, uh... someone told me that I had goat eyes today. 487 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:44,200 - I don't have goat eyes... - Oh, no, no, no. 488 00:24:44,200 --> 00:24:47,440 But the Julliard thing was a hundred percent confirmed. 489 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:50,960 - Oh. - And you know, if people are mad that I pointed it out, so be it. 490 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:53,040 At least I did the right thing. 491 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,200 - God... ..you must be rubbing off on me. - Hm? 492 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:58,960 How great is that? 493 00:24:58,960 --> 00:25:01,080 "Poisonous dog"? 494 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:07,280 "The most important part of any article is the byline. 495 00:25:07,280 --> 00:25:09,520 You get one reputation in this life. 496 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:12,280 Protect it. 497 00:25:12,280 --> 00:25:14,800 - At all costs." - Who said this? 498 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:17,760 Geraldo Rivera. 499 00:25:27,120 --> 00:25:30,240 Yeah, I like to come up here to fly the drone. 500 00:25:30,240 --> 00:25:32,560 This is like therapy to me. 501 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,840 I also go to regular therapy, but this is awesome. 502 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,960 It's just so beautiful up here, man, I ju... 503 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:51,080 Oh... 504 00:25:53,840 --> 00:25:55,840 Alright, Detrick...