Mike Reese, a yellow journalist and antihero, publishes a story that sparks a gang killing and is subsequently blacklisted from city papers due to suspected ties with Carl Durham, a racketeer.
The Underworld Story
In a small town, a local newspaper launches an investigation to clear the name of a wrongly accused young girl, leading to a tense showdown with the influential publisher of a metropolitan newspaper who is initially hesitant but eventually becomes embroiled in the controversy.