History Main / GoingForTheBigScoop

* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': April O'Neil is known in the journalism community as completely fearless, to the point that ''Nick Fury'' respects her (though that could also be because of [[NoodleIncident the thing that happened between them that they refuse to discuss]]). In Chapter 31 of the fic, she tags along with a (reluctant) Agent Coulson and helps SHIELD discover the existence of [[spoiler:Bebop and Rocksteady]]. She even says the [[MythologyGag trope quote]] near the end of the chapter.

It's not that they're TooDumbToLive — they knowingly [[DistressBall choose]] to take these risks... perhaps because [[HoldingOutForAHero they know the hero will swoop in and save them]] if they [[TrappedByMountainLions get in enough pointless danger]]. [[DrinkingGame Extra points]] if after being rescued and admonished by the hero to get to safety, the first thing they do is run towards the same danger they had to be rescued from ''[[DamselScrappy again!]]''

** In ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'', Alya fixates on exposing Ladybug's SecretIdentity, reasoning that ''most'' American superheroes don't bother with one, so Ladybug shouldn't have one, either. Unlike {{Canon}}, [[ForWantOfANail she and Marinette aren't friends or even classmates]], so Marinette takes the threat she poses much more seriously, along with the danger she's putting herself into.

If they don't have [[PlotArmor main character status]], they inevitably becomes DeadlineNews - but any character like this will be satisfied that even if you kill them, you CantStopTheSignal. Often, the big break in the case may come from [[OffTheRecord unconventional sources...]]

* ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2014'': April is willing to put herself into dangerous situations to get the story she needs to boost her career. Unfortunately, this means she has very little self-preservation. The turtles are NOT happy when she takes their picture.

If they don't have [[PlotArmor main character status]], inevitably becomes DeadlineNews - but any character like this will be satisfied that even if you kill them, you CantStopTheSignal. Often, the big break in the case may come from [[OffTheRecord unconventional sources...]]

* Speaking of Badass Broadcasters, Creator/{{CNN}}'s Creator/AndersonCooper has a habit of a) hearing about some sort of disaster, war zone, or other crisis where people are dying, and b) getting on a plane to go there as soon as humanly possible. This man spends ''a lot'' of time running around in a bulletproof vest, and has spent the last two decades reporting from every major disaster area, civil uprising, flat-out war, or humanitarian crisis ''on the planet''. He got his start in journalism by obtaining a faked press pass and ''sneaking into Burma to cover the civil revolution'', for God's sake! He was also nearly decapitated by a flying street sign during Hurricane Katrina, reported from Baghdad with bombs exploding behind him, got punched repeatedly on the streets of Cairo, and at one point reported on the Egyptian revolution during the Arab Spring from an undisclosed location because he might be ''killed'' if anti-revolutionaries found out where he was; as well as regularly land in places where being openly gay like he is can land you in serious trouble with the laws, even ended up in prison or be sentenced to death.

* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' has his own Lois Lane in the form of Vicki Vale, a reporter for the Gotham Gazette, who in the 50s pretty much was "Lois but ginger". And with far less staying power. More modern depictions have even acknowledged the similarities to Lois by having Vicki be jealous of Lois's greater success.

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac's stepson, young news-blogger Reed Garrett, pursues the Cabbie Killer so doggedly that he ends up getting kidnapped by the guy and barely survives getting his throat slashed.

-->'''PHILLIPS:''' Now the whole field’s caught fire. (EXPLOSION) The woods . . . the barns . . . the gas tanks of automobiles . . . it’s spreading everywhere. It’s coming this way. About twenty yards to my right . . .\\

* Alya from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' runs the Ladyblog, the main news source on everything related to the titular heroine, so she tries to get footage of every battle she can -- which, of course, means putting herself in danger for the sake of her scoop. One time, she even kept filming while an akuma was kidnapping her, and tried to ''interview said akuma'', to boot! Ladybug, who is great friends with Alya in her civilian identity, finds this thoroughly exasperating.

* Speaking of Badass Broadcasters, Creator/{{CNN}}'s Creator/AndersonCooper has a habit of a) hearing about some sort of disaster, war zone, or other crisis where people are dying, and b) getting on a plane to go there as soon as humanly possible. This man spends ''a lot'' of time running around in a bulletproof vest, and has spent the last two decades reporting from every major disaster area, civil uprising, flat-out war, or humanitarian crisis ''on the planet''. He got his start in journalism by obtaining a faked press pass and ''sneaking into Burma to cover the civil revolution'', for God's sake! He was also nearly decapitated by a flying street sign during Hurricane Katrina, reported from Baghdad with bombs exploding behind him, got punched repeatedly on the streets of Cairo, and at one point reported on the Egyptian revolution during the Arab Spring from an undisclosed location because he might be ''killed'' if anti-revolutionaries found out where he was.

** J. Theano from Toys/LEGODinoAttack, a reporter from the WDNO radio news station who braves a mutant dinosaur apocalypse to provide the latest scoop on D.I.N.O. Attack's battle against the prehistoric threat. He retains this characterization in ''Roleplay/DinoAttackRPG'', wherein he eagerly flies a news helicopter into heated dogfights between T-1 Typhoon helicopters and Mutant Pterosaurs during numerous battles, such as the battle for the power station (which, in itself, is a reference to Theano's appearance in the original toyline) and even the FinalBattle.

** ''Fanfic/FeralnetteAUBigFatBreak'':

May result from "ImGoingForACloserLook". If they don't have [[PlotArmor main character status]], inevitably becomes DeadlineNews - but any character like this will be satisfied that even if you kill them, you CantStopTheSignal. Often, the big break in the case may come from [[OffTheRecord unconventional sources...]]

* [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Ayla Césaire]]'s desire and tendency to do this is the subject of many a [[FandomSpecificPlot/MiraculousLadybug Fandom-Specific Plots]]. Often, this is shown to have destructive consequences and paint her more as an ImmoralJournalist.

* In ''ComicBook/TheSpirit'' remake (the comic book, not the film), he rescues a reporter from horrible danger. They have to run fast and hard to escape the mooks pursuing them...who always seem to have a heads up. Meanwhile, The Spirit is freaking out because the reporter keeps talking all weird and dramatically. Turns out the reporter had a hidden audio broadcast device which the mooks, and thankfully the police, were listening in on. The reporter then totally 'dumps on' The Spirit in an interview with others a few days later, lying and claiming she did all the work.
* Although April O'Neil is not a reporter in the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage original]] ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' comics, the IntrepidReporter role was eventually filled by Lauren Stanton, who, as a writer for "The Bullet", investigates gangland activity in New York. In her debut appearance, she is seen infiltrating a night club in order to spy on the underworld's movers and shakers, and later on, she attempts to report on a deal between groups.

* Ayla Césaire's desire and tendency to do this is the subject of many a [[FandomSpecificPlot/MiraculousLadybug Fandom-Specific Plot]]. Often, this is shown to have destructive consequences and paint her as an ImmoralJournalist.
* ''[[Fanfic/CheshireMiraculousLadybug Cheshire]]'': This works in Alya's favor when her persistence in chasing after akuma means that she's able to capture footage of Misterbug and Pegasus attacking Cheshire right after she'd helped them defeat Newscaster. This gives Team Miraculous their [[HeroWithBadPublicity questionable reputation]].
* ''Fanfic/FeralnetteAUBigFatBreak'':
** Alya's desire to secure 'exclusive content' for her Ladyblog leads her into direct conflict with Ladybug when she posts one of Lila's claims and [[NiceJobBreakingItHero attracts a crowd of gawkers -- and Hawkmoth's attention]] -- to what was meant to be a nice event for children. When she [[SayingTooMuch accidentally reveals]] that [[spoiler:she ''knows'' about Lila's 'lying disease']], Ladybug [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech calls her out on her]] SkewedPriorities and blacklists the Ladyblog until she proves she's capable of ''researching'' her claims.
** Alya then ''escalates'' her behavior, having [[DramaticallyMissingThePoint dramatically missed the point]] of Ladybug's ultimatum and convincing herself that the best way to prove herself is by gathering live footage. Felix [[WhatTheHellHero confronts her over this]], coming to the conclusion that Alya is dead set not just on 'proving herself', but on 'proving' that Ladybug was wrong, [[NeverMyFault not her]].
** It's also shown that Alya sees nothing wrong with filming others without their permission, and takes for granted the notion that "Ladybug always saves the day", even [[UngratefulBastard complaining]] when those rescues [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike don't take the form she prefers]].
* In ''Fanfic/LeaveForMendeleiev'', Alya fixates on exposing Ladybug's SecretIdentity, reasoning that ''most'' American superheroes don't bother with one, so Ladybug shouldn't have one, either. Unlike {{Canon}}, [[ForWantOfANail she and Marinette aren't friends, or even classmates]], so Marinette takes the threat she poses much more seriously, along with the danger she's putting herself into.
* ''Fanfic/TheOneToMakeItStay'' has Marlena gently rebuke her daughter for constantly putting her life on the line chasing akumas. There's also how one of the 'big scoops' she posts involves some [[ManipulativeEditing very selective editing]], causing no end of problems for the heroes...
* ''Fanfic/TwoLetters'': Alya's tendency to do this [[FatalFlaw works against her]] when she investigates the [[SketchySuccessor new Ladybug]]. Circumstances lead her to show up to an akuma fight disguised as Chat Noir, hoping to provoke a reaction from Ladybug that will expose her deceptive nature. She [[DidntThinkThisThrough failed to consider]] that she didn't have ''any'' Miraculous powers or protection; when the akuma targets her, she's forced to scream for help. The new Ladybug [[TakingTheBullet shields her]], then [[WoundedGazelleGambit exaggerates the extent of her injuries afterwards]] while begging the public to remember that her SecretIdentity has to remain ''secret'', and asking them not to get involved with akumas "[[SocialMediaBeforeReason just to get clips for social media]]". As a result, the public assumes that Alya was attempting to unmask their new heroine for the sake of an 'exclusive scoop' on her Ladyblog, [[ConvictedByPublicOpinion completely tanking her reputation]].
* ''Fanfic/VillainOfYourOwnStory'':
** AU Alya landed herself in hot water at her old school when she posted some 'juicy exclusives' on her blog without fact-checking them first. Those tidbits turned out to be MaliciousSlander, and her family was ultimately forced to move to try and give her a fresh start. Sadly, Alya insisted [[NeverMyFault the problem lay with her sources, not herself]].
** This mentality of believing it's best to throw herself into the thick of things also contributed to her decision to become [[AdaptationalVillainy this world's version of Hawk Moth]] after finding the Butterfly Brooch. Nooroo's SuperEmpowering wasn't ''direct'' enough for her tastes, and she decided to 'pretend' to be a supervillain in order to lure out heroes with more hands-on powers, intending to steal their Miraculi and use them for her ''own'' heroic debut.

* ''Film/TheNightFlier'': Richard Dees is a scummy tabloid report who continues to investigate a series of murders at country airports even when it seems increasingly likely that the killer is a monster of some sort. [[spoiler:The vampire finally murders him after noting that coming face to face with a real monster is the culmination of Dees's existence.]]

* ''Series/{{CSINY}}'': Mac's stepson, young news-blogger Reed Garrett, pursues the Cabbie Killer so doggedly he ends up getting kidnapped by the guy and barely survives getting his throat slashed.

* Daniel in ''Series/SexTraffic''. He makes the not so smart move of trying to film a transaction taking place, despite the obviously evil guys standing right next to him. Naturally, he gets beat up for the trouble.

** ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' with Hijiri, an occult journalist who sets his sights on [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Hikawa]], whom he accuses of leading a fanatical cult obsessed with [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of the world]] into a massacre against an opposing cult. This ends up getting him caught up in the apocalypse, and he STILL insists on getting his scoop. Least unlike most examples, he managed to have the sense to stay in the nice, SAFE little save points after [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the city wrapped itself around a big ball of light]] - until Isamu manages to piss him off enough that he goes crazy. It probably doesn't hurt matters that [[spoiler: Hijiri actually ''did'' die in [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the Conception]]; the Hijiri you encounter in the Vortex World is actually Hijiri's soul in a [[ArtificialHuman manikin]] body]].

* Madison Paige in ''VideoGame/HeavyRain'' routinely walks into highly dangerous situations alone while investigating the Origami killer. However, in each case she has the ability to escape from them on her own if the player makes the right movies.

* It's become something of a MemeticMutation that if Jim Cantore of Creator/TheWeatherChannel shows up in your town, you'd better run for the hills because disaster is not far behind. The Weather Channel themselves have leaned into this joke, putting out [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48r4IQTB3NE an commercial in 2011]] depicting Cantore on vacation, causing holidaygoers to flee.

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* Ann Gora from ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats''. She and her cameraman (kat?) are always dangerously close to the action, just to get their scoop.