Buried within this romantic comedy, an honest portrayal of journalism is trying to get out. Broadcast News is focused around a love triangle of TV producer Jane (Holly Hunter), news reporter Aaron (Albert Brooks) and brainless newsreader-hunk (Tom Hurt). Jane is a crusader for news values, but she soon becomes passive as her feelings of despair for broadcast media fade. The surrounding cast portrays a real broadcasting environment, with incoming calls from state senators requesting favours, to hurtling videotapes racing towards the gallery room. A rare depiction of corporate media truly exists within undertones, while ethical and personal morals are juggled around a profession superseded with entertainment values. The characters however, are not rare. They both let down expectations within the first fifteen minutes as they prioritise love, over journalistic integrity. Her in public speaking sequence message is clear: that society is more concerned with the entertainment in news, than real issues. The rape story demonstrates a breach of ethics showing how easily the real can be twisted. And in the plot, it’s Hurt’s faked on-camera reaction that triggers her response. But this is a bit too esoteric an issue for general release so sugar-coated satire is necessary, which...