COLUMBIA — In 1928, a Chicago reporter hid a runaway convicted murderer in a roll-top desk to get the scoop on his story. It was the fictitious plot of the Broadway comedy "The Front Page," written by former journalists Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
Comedic play addresses journalism ethics
Tuesday, September 9, 2008 | 7:56 p.m. CDT;
updated 10:32 a.m. CDT, Monday, September 15, 2008
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