Favorite movies about reporters

There are a lot of movies in which a reporter plays a role in the plot, such as "The Pelican Brief" or "Die Hard 2" where Bruce Willis borrows the TV station's helicopter.

But there are few that are really about the nitty, gritty real-life of newspaper reporters - about the job, ethical dilemmas and newsroom tensions.

My favorite films about reporters include "Citizen Kane," which has to be on everyone's list. It's one of the best movies ever made, period. 

"All the President's Men" follows how what starts out as a small story buried on inside pages unveils a scandal that brings down a presidency.

"State of Play" is a similar film that not only has a reporter putting together pieces that don't initially seem to fit, but also deals with the more contemporary issues of the Internet vs. reporting for print.

"The Paper" is just a perfect day-in-the-life depiction of a newsroom.

Another choice of mine is not as obvious, but "Roman Holiday" is about a reporter who meets a princess. His initial intent is to use her for the big story he needs, but, of course, in the end he falls in love and doesn't expose her. It might not seem the typical newspaperman film, but it stars Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn, so what's not to like.