Journalism in Ace in the Hole

Ace in the Hole is the perfect example of how journalism can get way out of hand and potentially magnify situations which it seeks to report. Chuck Tatum's desperation to make it big drove him to commit atrocities that eventually lead to his own death and the death of Leo Minosa. For Chuck Tatum, what ever sells is what he prints; Exaggeration of existing details of the story, and fabricating new details are the name of the game. Tatum put his advancement over the lives of those who were involved in the story he was covering and as a result parents lost their son, a wife lost her husband, and Tatum lost his own life.