Episode 20 - Ace in the Hole (w/Lisa Tozzi)

<p>It’s fake news from the ’50s in Billy Wilder’s <em>Ace in the Hole</em>. Kirk Douglas stars as a disgraced reporter who exploits small-town tragedy for fame and profit in this overlooked film noir classic. Former <em>Buzzfeed News</em> and <em>New York Times</em> editor Lisa Tozzi joins us all the way from the Big Apple to talk journalism ethics, media circuses, and rattlesnake festivals.</p> <p>Box Office Bylines is a podcast about movies about journalism. What are we, chopped liver? Email us already with your favourite journalism movie at <a href="mailto:boxofficebylines@gmail.com" target="_blank">boxofficebylines@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Follow us on the old bird box (AKA Twitter):</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/BoxBylines" target="_blank">@BoxBylines</a>&nbsp;(don’t ask)<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/RWJBoon" target="_blank">@rwjboon</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/lisatozzi" target="_blank">@lisatozzi</a></p> <p>Theme Music: Dance Movie (<a href="http://dancemovie.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">dancemovie.bandcamp.com</a>)</p> <p>If you like this podcast please consider leaving us a five-star review on your favourite podcast platform so we can buy a belt to go with these suspenders.</p>