‘Richard Jewell’ and its harsh, lazy portrayal of media undercuts a movie that deserves better
The movie's portrayal of media is nasty, which pulls a compelling story into ugliness.
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“Richard Jewell” screenwriter Billy Ray doubles down on claim reporter Kathy Scruggs slept with a source, gets refuted
"To defame a dead woman and to accuse her of doing the worst thing in her profession is just cruel. To convict her of the mortal sin of trading sex for a story, it’s the worst thing conceivable you can do to a journalist."