S05E09 · SCENE 17/37 · 22:01
Late Editions · Newspaper office
Pulitzer planning meeting

The newspaper staff plans their Pulitzer submission around the homeless coverage.

22:01→24:26
in the episode · 2m 25s · S05E09

What happens

22:01–24:26

Scott Templeton continues to get praise for his fabricated stories. The staff discusses the Pulitzer submission, focusing on the homeless coverage and the need to build on it through the end of the year. They talk about the importance of presentation and the 'gotcha' moments.

WhereNewspaper office
DriverAugustus Haynes
Positionact2 · escalation
ThreadStreet characters

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22:09

No more kiIIing, no more disappearances, no more caIIs.

22:33

PuIitzer submissions. This earIy?

23:43

Examine the tragedy underIying these murders, the negIect The Dickensian aspect. ExactIy.

24:07

When we had him backstabbing BurreII at City HaII?

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rapid back and forth

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22:33Klebanow discusses Pulitzer submissions
23:46They talk about the Dickensian aspect

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22:01–24:26
A · Marlo takedown
B · Newspaper investigation
C · Aftermath and fallout

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Scott TempletonTom McCarthy10 episodes · drives 5 scenes
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Augustus HaynesClark Johnson10 episodes · drives 7 scenes
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Alma GutierrezMichelle Paress10 episodes

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